Word: 一 (yī)

希望破灭后，她哭了一整夜。

Xīwàng pòmiè hòu, tā kūle yì zhěngyè.

After her hopes were dashed, she cried all night.

平原上突兀地立着一座高山。

Píngyuán shàng tūwù de lìzhe yí zuò gāoshān.

A towering mountain rises abruptly from the plain.

年轻人应该出去闯一闯。

Niánqīngrén yīnggāi chūqù chuǎng yì chuǎng.

Young people should go out and test themselves in the world.

广场中央竖立着一座雕像。

Guǎngchǎng zhōngyāng shùlìzhe yí zuò diāoxiàng.

A statue has been erected in the middle of the square.

广场中间有一座很大的雕塑。

Guǎngchǎng zhōngjiān yǒu yí zuò hěn dà de diāosù.

There is a very large statue in the middle of the square.

广场中间有一座很高的纪念碑。

Guǎngchǎng zhōngjiān yǒu yí zuò hěn gāo de jìniànbēi.

There is a very tall monument in the middle of the square.

广场中间立着一座纪念英雄的碑。

Guǎngchǎng zhōngjiān lìzhe yí zuò jìniàn yīngxióng de bēi.

In the middle of the square stands a monument honoring heroes.

广场中间竖立着一座高大的雕像。

Guǎngchǎng zhōngjiān shùlìzhe yí zuò gāodà de diāoxiàng.

A tall statue stands in the middle of the square.

床头柜的抽屉里有一盒药。

Chuángtóuguì de chōuti lǐ yǒu yì hé yào.

There's a box of medicine in the nightstand drawer.

弟弟用压岁钱买了一辆新自行车。

Dìdi yòng yāsuìqián mǎile yí liàng xīn zìxíngchē.

My little brother used his New Year money to buy a new bicycle.

张飞吃豆芽儿，小菜一盘

Zhāng Fēi chī dòuyár, xiǎocài yì pán

Zhang Fei eating bean sprouts: just a plate of side dish

影片得到的评价褒贬不一。

Yǐngpiàn dédào de píngjià bāobiǎn bù yī.

The movie received mixed reviews.

往下游走一公里，就有一座桥。

Wǎng xiàyóu zǒu yì gōnglǐ, jiù yǒu yí zuò qiáo.

Walk one kilometer downstream and you will find a bridge.

忙了一年，到头来一场空。

Mángle yì nián, dàotóulái yìchángkōng.

After a whole year of hard work, it all came to nothing in the end.

忙了一年，终于可以收割了。

Mángle yì nián, zhōngyú kěyǐ shōugēle.

After a year of hard work, we can finally reap the harvest.

快到火边烘一烘手吧。

Kuài dào huǒ biān hōng yì hōng shǒu ba.

Come warm your hands by the fire.

快过来暖一暖手吧。

Kuài guòlái nuǎn yì nuǎn shǒu ba.

Come over and warm your hands.

急诊在医院的一楼。

Jízhěn zài yīyuàn de yì lóu.

The emergency department is on the first floor of the hospital.

恼一恼，老一老；笑一笑，少一少

nǎo yì nǎo, lǎo yì lǎo; xiào yí xiào, shào yí shào

get angry once, age once; laugh once, grow younger once

您是否正在考虑购买一台新电脑？

Nín shìfǒu zhèngzài kǎolǜ gòumǎi yì tái xīn diànnǎo?

Are you thinking of getting a new PC?

您最好穿一件雨衣。

Nín zuìhǎo chuān yí jiàn yǔyī.

You had better put on a raincoat.

您能好好给我们照一张相吗？

Nín néng hǎohǎo gěi wǒmen zhào yì zhāng xiàng ma?

Could you take a picture of us?

想一夜变成富翁，真是异想天开。

Xiǎng yí yè biànchéng fùwēng, zhēnshi yìxiǎngtiānkāi.

Wanting to become rich overnight is pure wishful fantasy.

想一想，好吗？

Xiǎng yì xiǎng, hǎo ma?

Think about it, OK?

愁一愁,白了头;笑一笑,十年少

chóu yì chóu,báile tóu;xiào yí xiào,shínián shào

worry once and your hair turns white; laugh once and you're ten years younger

成都有一座纪念杜甫的草堂。

Chéngdū yǒu yí zuò jìniàn Dù Fǔ de cǎotáng.

In Chengdu there is a thatched cottage in memory of Du Fu.

我一出门就开始下雨了。

Wǒ yì chūmén jiù kāishǐ xiàyǔle.

No sooner had I gone out than it began to rain.

我一到上海就打电话给你。

Wǒ yí dào Shànghǎi jiù dǎdiànhuà gěi nǐ.

I'll phone you as soon as I arrive in Shanghai.

我一到了机场就打电话给你。

Wǒ yí dàole jīchǎng jiù dǎdiànhuà gěi nǐ.

I'll phone you as soon as I get to the airport.

我一到机场就会打电话。

Wǒ yí dào jīchǎng jiù huì dǎdiànhuà.

I'll call as soon as I am at the airport.

我一听这首歌就会想起他的名字。

Wǒ yì tīng zhè shǒu gē jiù huì xiǎngqǐ tā de míngzi.

I think of his name every time I hear this song.

我一喝了酒就立刻变得通红。

Wǒ yì hēle jiǔ jiù lìkè biànde tōnghóng.

The minute I have something to drink, I turn bright red.

我一回到家就打电话给你。

Wǒ yì huídào jiā jiù dǎdiànhuà gěi nǐ.

I will give you a call as soon as I get home.

我一坐长途汽车就会晕车。

Wǒ yí zuò chángtúqìchē jiù huì yùnchē.

I get carsick as soon as I ride a long-distance bus.

我一小时内来见你。

Wǒ yì xiǎoshí nèi lái jiàn nǐ.

I'll see you in an hour.

我一小时后给你打电话。

Wǒ yì xiǎoshí hòu gěi nǐ dǎdiànhuà.

I'll call you in an hour.

我一开始没认出来是她。

Wǒ yì kāishǐ méi rèn chūlái shì tā.

At first I didn't recognise her.

我一得到一大笔钱就捐一部分给慈善机构。

Wǒ yì dédào yí dàbǐ qián jiù juān yíbùfen gěi císhànjīgòu.

Whenever I get a large sum of money, I donate some of it to charity.

我一收到钱就马上还钱给你。

Wǒ yì shōudào qián jiù mǎshàng huán qián gěi nǐ.

As soon as I get paid I will pay you back.

我一整周都不能去学校了。

Wǒ yì zhěng zhōu dōu bùnéng qù xuéxiào le.

I couldn't go to school for a whole week.

我一星期没带食物去。

Wǒ yì xīngqī méi dài shíwù qù.

I went without food for a week.

我一有问题就用谷歌查一下。

Wǒ yì yǒu wèntí jiù yòng Gǔgē chá yíxià.

Whenever I have a question, I just Google it.

我一离开家就遇见了她。

Wǒ yì líkāi jiā jiù yùjiànle tā.

As soon as I left home, I ran into her.

我一走路，这里就很痛。

Wǒ yì zǒulù, zhèlǐ jiù hěn tòng.

When I try to walk, I get an awful pain here.

我下午要去见一位客户。

Wǒ xiàwǔ yào qù jiàn yí wèi kèhù.

I'm going to meet a client this afternoon.

我不可能在一小时内就完成工作。

Wǒ bù kěnéng zài yì xiǎoshí nèi jiù wánchéng gōngzuò.

It is impossible for me to finish the work in an hour.

我不喜欢这些唱片中的任何一张。

Wǒ bù xǐhuan zhèxiē chàngpiàn zhōng de rènhé yì zhāng.

I don't like any of these records.

我不是一名警察。

Wǒ bú shì yì míng jǐngchá.

I'm not a policeman.

我为此计划了一年多。

Wǒ wèicǐ jìhuà le yì nián duō.

I've been planning this for over a year now.

我买了一串葡萄。

Wǒ mǎile yí chuàn pútao.

I bought a bunch of grapes.

我买了一辆折叠自行车。

Wǒ mǎile yí liàng zhédié zìxíngchē.

I bought a folding bicycle.

我买了一辆电动自行车。

Wǒ mǎile yí liàng diàndòng zìxíngchē.

I bought an electric bicycle.

我买了一颗苹果。

Wǒ mǎile yì kē píngguǒ.

I bought an apple.

我今天一起床就头晕。

Wǒ jīntiān yì qǐchuáng jiù tóuyūn.

I felt dizzy as soon as I got up today.

我们一年聚一次。

Wǒmen yì nián jù yícì.

We get together once a year.

我们一开始就知道。

Wǒmen yì kāishǐ jiù zhīdào.

We knew it all along.

我们一整晚都待在那里。

Wǒmen yì zhěng wǎn dōu dài zài nàli.

We stayed there the whole night.

我们一起来布置新房间吧。

Wǒmen yì qǐlai bùzhì xīn fángjiān ba.

Let's decorate the new room together.

我们三个一队。

Wǒmen sān gè yí duì.

The three of us are on one team.

我们买了一磅的茶。

Wǒmen mǎile yì páng de chá.

We bought a pound of tea.

我们会一起来。

Wǒmen huì yì qǐlai.

We will come together.

我们会在一小时内到达。

Wǒmen huì zài yì xiǎoshí nèi dàodá.

We'll arrive there within an hour.

我们住在一栋有三间卧室的房子。

Wǒmen zhù zài yí dòng yǒu sān jiān wòshì de fángzi.

We live in a three-bedroom house.

我们保证我们的产品一年。

Wǒmen bǎozhèng wǒmen de chǎnpǐn yì nián.

We guarantee our products for one year.

我们去了一趟俄罗斯。

Wǒmen qùle yí tàng Éluósī.

We went to Russia.

我们在外面可以有一张桌子吗？

Wǒmen zài wàimiàn kěyǐ yǒu yì zhāng zhuōzi ma?

Could we have a table outside?

我们在天安门前面照了一张相。

Wǒmen zài Tiān'ānmén qiánmiàn zhào le yì zhāng xiàng.

We took a photo in front of Tiananmen.

我们在网上聊天聊了一晚上。

Wǒmen zài wǎngshàng liáotiān liáole yì wǎnshang.

We chatted online for the whole evening.

我们家三个孩子，两男一女。

Wǒmen jiā sān gè háizi, liǎng nán yì nǚ.

We have three children in our family, two boys and a girl.

我们才一到家就下起雨来了。

Wǒmen cái yí dào jiā jiù xià qǐ yǔ láile.

Hardly had we come home when it began to rain.

我们收到消息时都吓了一跳。

Wǒmen shōudào xiāoxi shí dōu xiàle yí tiào.

We were surprised at the news.

我们有一位非常好的厨师。

Wǒmen yǒu yí wèi fēicháng hǎo de chúshī.

We have a really good cook.

我们正好赶上最后一趟火车。

Wǒmen zhènghǎo gǎnshàng zuìhòu yí tàng huǒchē.

We just managed to catch the last train.

我们沿着河谷走了一整天。

Wǒmen yánzhe hégǔ zǒule yì zhěngtiān.

We walked along the river valley for a whole day.

我们的新家有一台电梯。

Wǒmen de xīn jiā yǒu yì tái diàntī.

We have an elevator in our new house.

我们知道人皆难免一死。

Wǒmen zhīdào rén jiē nánmiǎn yì sǐ.

We know that all men are mortal.

我们被一大群蜜蜂攻击。

Wǒmen bèi yí dà qún mìfēng gōngjī.

We were attacked by swarms of bees.

我们被那景象吓了一跳。

Wǒmen bèi nà jǐngxiàng xiàle yí tiào.

We were surprised at the sight.

我们要为每个人买一辆车。

Wǒmen yào wèi měige rén mǎi yí liàng chē.

We'll buy one car for each.

我们见面时间安排在一星期后。

Wǒmen jiànmiàn shíjiān ānpái zài yì xīngqī hòu.

Let's arrange to meet in one week's time.

我们需要一位廉洁的市长。

Wǒmen xūyào yí wèi liánjié de shìzhǎng.

We need an honest, incorruptible mayor.

我们需要一辆救护车。

Wǒmen xūyào yí liàng jiùhùchē.

We need an ambulance.

我们需要一辆汽车。

Wǒmen xūyào yí liàng qìchē.

We need a car.

我体质不好，一变天就感冒。

Wǒ tǐzhì bù hǎo, yí biàntiān jiù gǎnmào.

I have a weak constitution and catch a cold whenever the weather changes.

我决定买一辆车。

Wǒ juédìng mǎi yí liàng chē.

I decided to buy a car.

我决心要成为一名科学家。

Wǒ juéxīn yào chéngwéi yì míng kēxuéjiā.

I am determined to be a scientist.

我切开一颗苹果。

Wǒ qiē kāi yì kē píngguǒ.

I cut an apple.

我去年上了一堂艺术课。

Wǒ qùnián shàng le yì táng yìshù kè.

I took an art class last year.

我去机场迎一位老朋友。

Wǒ qù jīchǎng yíng yí wèi lǎopéngyou.

I'm going to the airport to meet an old friend.

我发现了一件惊人的事！

Wǒ fāxiànle yí jiàn jīngrén de shì!

I've found something amazing!

我叔叔新买了一辆奔驰。

Wǒ shūshu xīn mǎile yí liàng bēnchí.

My uncle just bought a new Mercedes-Benz.

我只剩下一粒糖了。

Wǒ zhǐ shèngxià yí lì táng le.

I only have one sweet left.

我只知道你一位加拿大人。

Wǒ zhǐ zhīdào nǐ yí wèi Jiānádà rén.

You're the only Canadian I know.

我可以和家人一起来吗？

Wǒ kěyǐ hé jiārén yì qǐlai ma?

May I bring my family along?

我可以问你一件事吗？

Wǒ kěyǐ wèn nǐ yí jiàn shì ma?

Can I ask you something?

我吃了一惊。

Wǒ chīle yì jīng.

I was surprised.

我听到一辆车停了下来。

Wǒ tīngdào yí liàng chē tíngle xiàlai.

I heard a car pull up.

我和一位朋友住在一起。

Wǒ hé yí wèi péngyou zhù zài yìqǐ.

I am staying with a friend.

我哥住在一座小村庄里。

Wǒ gē zhù zài yí zuò xiǎo cūnzhuāng lǐ.

My brother lives in a small village.

我哥哥成了一名工程师。

Wǒ gēge chéng le yì míng gōngchéngshī.

My brother became an engineer.