Chinese vocabulary list: How to use 一……也 (yī … yě) ‘not even one’ in Mandarin Chinese

我一口水也没喝。

Wǒ yìkǒu shuǐ yě méi hē.

I haven't had a single sip of water.

冰箱里一个鸡蛋也没有了。

Bīngxiāng lǐ yí gè jīdàn yě méiyǒule.

There isn't a single egg left in the fridge.

他一句话也不说。

Tā yíjù huà yě bù shuō.

He won't say a single word.

今天一个人也没来。

Jīntiān yí gè rén yě méi lái.

Not one person came today.

我昨天一分钟也没睡。

Wǒ zuótiān yìfēnzhōng yě méi shuì.

I didn't sleep for even a minute yesterday.

我买了五个苹果，他一个也没吃。

Wǒ mǎile wǔ gè píngguǒ, tā yí gè yě méi chī.

I bought five apples, and he didn't eat a single one.

这些衣服我一件也不喜欢。

Zhèxiē yīfu wǒ yí jiàn yě bù xǐhuan.

I don't like any of these clothes.

那些信，她一封也没回。

Nèixiē xìn, tā yìfēng yě méi huí.

She didn't reply to any of those letters.

作业有十道题，我一道也不会。

Zuòyè yǒu shídào tí, wǒ yídào yě búhuì.

There are ten questions in the homework, and I can't do a single one.

我一个也没吃。

Wǒ yí gè yě méi chī.

I didn't eat a single one.

我一点儿也没吃。

Wǒ yìdiǎnr yě méi chī.

I didn't eat any of it.

他一件也没买。

Tā yí jiàn yě méi mǎi.

He didn't buy even a single one.

我一次也没吃过火锅。

Wǒ yícì yě méi chīguo huǒguō.

I've never once had hot pot.

他一次也没迟到过。

Tā yícì yě méi chídàoguo.

He has never once been late.

我们一次也没吵过架。

Wǒmen yícì yě méi chǎoguo jià.

We've never once had an argument.

今天一点儿也不冷。

Jīntiān yìdiǎnr yě bù lěng.

It isn't cold at all today.

我一点儿也不累。

Wǒ yìdiǎnr yě bú lèi.

I'm not tired at all.

这个菜一点儿也不辣。

Zhège cài yìdiǎnr yě bú là.

This dish isn't spicy at all.

他一点儿也不想去。

Tā yìdiǎnr yě bùxiǎng qù.

He doesn't want to go at all.

他一点儿也没变。

Tā yìdiǎnr yě méi biàn.

He hasn't changed at all.

路上现在一辆车也没有。

Lùshang xiànzài yí liàng chē yě méiyǒu.

There isn't a single car on the road right now.

你一个字也不要说。

Nǐ yí gè zì yě búyào shuō.

Don't say a single word.

我一点儿也不喜欢咖啡。

Wǒ yìdiǎnr yě bù xǐhuan kāfēi.

I don't like coffee at all.

我今天一点儿咖啡也没喝。

Wǒ jīntiān yìdiǎnr kāfēi yě méi hē.

I haven't had any coffee at all today.