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一切都很好。

Yíqiè dōu hěn hǎo.

She's apples.
一切都很糟糕。

Yíqiè dōu hěn zāogāo.

Everything is bad.
一切都很顺利。

Yíqiè dōu hěn shùnlì.

Everything went well.
一切都必须完美。

Yíqiè dōu bìxū wánměi.

Everything must be nothing less than perfect.
一切都是缘分，不用着急。

Yíqiè dōu shì yuánfèn, búyòng zháojí.

Everything is down to destiny, so there's no need to rush.
一切都没了。

Yíqiè dōu méile.

Everything's gone.
一切都还顺利吧？

Yíqiè dōu hái shùnlì ba?

Everything's still going well?
一加二等于三。

Yì jiā èr děngyú sān.

One plus two equals three.
一动不如一静

yídòngbùrúyíjìng

one move is not as good as one stillness
一勤生百巧，一懒生百病

yì qín shēng bǎiqiǎo, yì lǎn shēng bǎibìng

one bit of diligence breeds a hundred skills; one bit of laziness breeds a hundred ills
一匹白马在草原上奔驰。

Yìpǐ báimǎ zài cǎoyuán shàng bēnchí.

A white horse galloped across the grassland.
一半病人吃的是安慰剂。

Yíbàn bìngrén chī de shì ānwèijì.

Half of the patients were given a placebo.
一半的学生今天没来。

Yíbàn de xuésheng jīntiān méi lái.

Half of the students didn't come today.
一发大水，河边的农民就遭殃了。

Yì fādàshuǐ, hébiān de nóngmín jiù zāoyāngle.

Whenever there's a flood, the farmers by the river suffer.
一口吃不成大胖子

yìkǒu chī bùchéng dà pàngzi

you can't become a big fat man with one mouthful
一口吃个磨扇，好大的胃口

yìkǒu chī ge móshàn, hǎo dà de wèikǒu

eating a millstone in one bite: what a huge appetite
一句话引发了大家的讨论。

Yíjù huà yǐnfāle dàjiā de tǎolùn.

One remark set off a discussion among everyone.
一只小猫从草丛里跑了出来。

Yìzhī xiǎomāo cóng cǎocóng lǐ pǎole chūlái.

A kitten ran out from the underbrush.
一只猫有一条尾巴和四只脚。

Yìzhī māo yǒu yìtiáo wěiba hé sì zhī jiǎo.

A cat has a tail and four legs.
一只猫潜伏在草丛里，盯着小鸟。

Yìzhī māo qiánfú zài cǎocóng lǐ, dīngzhe xiǎoniǎo.

A cat lurked in the grass, staring at the bird.
一只老虎逃出了动物园。

Yìzhī lǎohǔ táo chūle dòngwùyuán.

A tiger has escaped from the zoo.
一只老鹰在山谷上空盘旋。

Yìzhī lǎoyīng zài shāngǔ shàngkōng pánxuán.

An eagle is circling above the valley.
一只老鼠坏一锅汤

yìzhī lǎoshǔ huài yì guōtāng

one rat spoils a pot of soup
一只老鼠跑过房间。

Yìzhī lǎoshǔ pǎoguo fángjiān.

One mouse ran through the room.
一只脚踩在门槛儿上，不知进退

yìzhī jiǎo cǎi zài ménkǎn ér shàng, bùzhījìntuì

one foot on the threshold: not knowing whether to go in or back
一只雕在山上盘旋。

Yìzhī diāo zài shānshàng pánxuán.

An eagle is circling over the mountain.
一只鸟在湖面上滑行。

Yìzhī niǎo zài hú miànshàng huáxíng.

A bird glided over the surface of the lake.
一听说要爬山，他就想退却了。

Yì tīngshuō yào páshān, tā jiù xiǎng tuìquèle.

As soon as he heard they were going to climb a mountain, he wanted to back out.
一回生，两回熟

yìhuíshēng, liǎng huí shú

strangers the first time, familiar the second
一场令人难忘的事件发生了。

Yìcháng lìngrén nánwàng de shìjiàn fāshēngle.

An unforgettable event occurred.
一场大火烧毁了整座仓库。

Yìcháng dàhuǒ shāohuǐle zhěng zuò cāngkù.

A big fire burned down the whole warehouse.
一场大雨把刚种的菜糟蹋了。

Yìcháng dàyǔ bǎ gāng zhǒng de cài zāotàle.

A heavy rain ruined the vegetables we had just planted.
一场大雨让我们的野餐很扫兴。

Yìcháng dàyǔ ràng wǒmen de yěcān hěn sǎoxìng.

A heavy rain dampened our picnic.
一场大雪把山脚下的小路埋没了。

Yìcháng dàxuě bǎ shān jiǎoxià de xiǎolù máimòle.

A heavy snowfall buried the small path at the foot of the mountain.
一场官司一把火

yìcháng guānsi yì bǎ huǒ

one lawsuit, one fire
一场瑞雪过后，农民都很高兴。

Yìcháng ruìxuě guòhòu, nóngmín dōu hěn gāoxìng.

After a timely snowfall, the farmers were all happy.
一场谈话了结了他们的争吵。

Yìcháng tánhuà liǎojiéle tāmen de zhēngchǎo.

One conversation brought their quarrel to an end.
一块石头撞击了窗户。

Yíkuài shítou zhuàngjīle chuānghu.

A stone struck the window.
一块钱看似微不足道。

Yíkuài qián kànsì wēibùzúdào.

One yuan may seem insignificant.
一墙能挡八面风

yì qiáng néng dǎng bāmiàn fēng

one wall can block winds from eight directions
一夜夫妻百日恩

yí yè fūqī bǎirì ēn

one night as husband and wife, a hundred days of affection
一天一苹果，医生远离我。

Yì tiān yì píngguǒ, yīshēng yuǎnlí wǒ.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.
一天下了三场雨，少晴

yì tiān xià le sānchǎng yǔ, shǎo qíng

three showers in one day: few fine (feelings)
一天天热起来了。

Yì tiān tiān rè qǐlaile.

It is becoming warmer day by day.
一天省一把，十年买匹马

yì tiān shěng yì bǎ, shínián mǎi pǐmǎ

save a handful a day, in ten years buy a horse
一天能睡八个小时，简直是奢望。

Yì tiān néng shuì bā gè xiǎoshí, jiǎnzhí shì shēwàng.

Getting eight hours of sleep a day is simply too much to hope for.
一失足成千古恨，再回头是百年身

yìshīzúchéngqiāngǔhèn, zài huítóu shì bǎinián shēn

one slip of the foot becomes a lasting regret; turn back and it is already a lifetime gone
一头撞在南墙上，死不回头

yìtóu zhuàng zài Nán qiáng shang, sǐ bù huítóu

bumping headfirst into the south wall and refusing to turn back even then
一头跌进了青云里，碰到好云气

yìtóu diējìnle qīngyún lǐ, pèngdào hǎo yúnqì

falling headfirst into the blue clouds: meeting good clouds (luck)
一定是有人偷了你的手表。

Yídìng shì yǒurén tōule nǐ de shǒubiǎo.

Someone must've stolen your watch.
一定有解决的办法。

Yídìng yǒu jiějué de bànfǎ.

There must be some way to solve this.
一定要有人照顾病人。

Yídìng yào yǒurén zhàogu bìngrén.

Somebody must care for the patient.
一定要有苹果。

Yídìng yào yǒu píngguǒ.

Apples are necessary.
一定要阻止谣言继续蔓延！

Yídìng yào zǔzhǐ yáoyán jìxù mànyán!

We must stop the rumor from spreading any further!
一客不烦二主

yíkèbùfán'èrzhǔ

one guest doesn't trouble two hosts
一家不知一家事

yìjiā bùzhī yìjiā shì

one household doesn't know another household's affairs
一家人，别这么见外。

Yìjiārén, bié zhème jiànwài.

We're family, so don't stand on ceremony.
一家人终于团圆了。

Yìjiārén zhōngyú tuányuán le.

The whole family is finally reunited.
一家人终于团圆了！

Yìjiārén zhōngyú tuányuán le!

The family is finally reunited!
一家人难得坐在一起聊天。

Yìjiārén nándé zuò zài yìqǐ liáotiān.

It's rare for the whole family to sit and chat together.
一家十五口,七嘴八舌

yìjiā shíwǔ kǒu,qīzuǐbāshé

a family of fifteen: seven mouths and eight tongues
一家报纸最重要的是公信力。

Yìjiā bàozhǐ zuì zhòngyào de shì gōngxìnlì.

The most important thing for a newspaper is its credibility.
一寸光阴一寸金，寸金难买寸光阴

yícùnguāngyīnyícùnjīn, cùnjīnnánmǎicùnguāngyīn

an inch of time is an inch of gold, but an inch of gold can't buy an inch of time
一小时之内我就会到。

Yì xiǎoshí zhīnèi wǒ jiù huì dào.

I'll be coming within an hour.
一年之中，你最喜欢哪个季节？

Yì nián zhīzhōng, nǐ zuì xǐhuan nǎge jìjié?

What's your favorite season of the year?
一年之计在于春，一日之计在于晨

yìniánzhījìzàiyúchūn, yírìzhījìzàiyúchén

the year's plan lies in spring, the day's plan lies in the morning
一年有四季。

Yì nián yǒu sìjì.

There are four seasons in one year.
一年有春，夏，秋，冬。

Yì nián yǒu chūn, xià, qiū, dōng.

A year has spring, summer, autumn and winter.
一年有12个月。

Yì nián yǒu shí'èr gè yuè.

A year has 12 months.
一座古塔屹立在山顶。

Yí zuò Gǔtǎ yìlì zài shāndǐng.

An ancient pagoda towers on the mountaintop.
一开始，我以为他病了。

Yì kāishǐ, wǒ yǐwéi tā bìng le.

At first, I thought they were sick.
一开始，我以为我病了。

Yì kāishǐ, wǒ yǐwéi wǒ bìng le.

At first, I thought I was sick.
一张卡片被附在了礼物上。

Yì zhāng kǎpiàn bèi fù zài le lǐwù shàng.

A card was attached to the gift.
一张纸画个鼻子，好大的脸

yì zhāng zhǐ huà ge bízi, hǎo dà de liǎn

a nose that fills a whole sheet of paper: what a big face
一心不可二用。

Yìxīn bùkě èr yòng.

You can't do two things at once.
一扇篱笆，两面倒

yí shàn líba, liǎngmiàn dǎo

a single fence panel falls both ways
一手遮不了天

yìshǒu zhē bù liǎo tiān

one hand cannot cover the sky
一打三分低

yìdǎ sānfēn dī

one blow lowers you by three points
一打开门，冷风就扑面而来。

Yì dǎkāi mén, lěngfēng jiù pūmiàn'érlái.

As soon as I opened the door, the cold wind hit me in the face.
一招不慎，满盘皆输

yìzhāo búshèn, mǎnpánjiēshū

one careless move, the whole board is lost
一提结婚，她就赶紧打岔。

Yì tí jiéhūn, tā jiù gǎnjǐn dǎchà.

Whenever marriage comes up, she quickly changes the subject.
一文钱难倒英雄汉

yìwénqiánnándǎoyīngxiónghàn

one copper coin can defeat a hero
一斤苹果的价钱和两斤梨相等。

Yì jīn píngguǒ de jiàqian hé liǎng jīn lí xiāngděng.

One jin of apples costs the same as two jin of pears.
一斤酒装进十两的瓶子里头，正好

yì jīn jiǔ zhuāng jìn shí liǎng de píngzi lǐtou, zhènghǎo

one jin of wine poured into a ten-liang bottle: it fits exactly
一方水土养一方人

yìfāngshuǐtǔyǎngyìfāngrén

one place's water and soil raises one place's people
一日为师，终身为父

yírìwéishī, zhōngshēnwéifù

one day as teacher, a lifetime as father
一旦下雨，比赛就要取消。

Yídàn xiàyǔ, bǐsài jiùyào qǔxiāo.

If it rains, the match will be cancelled.
一旦开始，就不要放弃。

Yídàn kāishǐ, jiù búyào fàngqì.

Once you start, don't give up.
一是一，二是二

yíshìyī, èrshì'èr

one is one, two is two
一晃三年过去了。

Yìhuǎng sān nián guòqù le.

In an instant, three years have gone by.
一朝被蛇咬，三年怕草绳

yìzhāo bèi shé yǎo, sān nián pà cǎo shéng

bitten by a snake once, for three years afraid of a straw rope
一木不成林，一花不成春

yí mù bùchéng lín, yì huā bùchéng chūn

one tree doesn't make a forest, one flower doesn't make spring
一本书八十元，贵不贵？

Yìběn shū bāshí yuán, guì bú guì?

A book costs eighty yuan. Is that expensive?
一条大河贯穿了整个城市。

Yìtiáo dàhé guànchuānle zhěnggè chéngshì.

A big river runs through the whole city.
一条扁担挑两桶水，哪头也不落空

yìtiáo biǎndan tiāo liǎng tǒng shuǐ, nǎ tóu yě bú luòkōng

a carrying pole with two buckets of water: neither end is empty
一条新的马路正在修建中。

Yìtiáo xīn de mǎlù zhèngzài xiūjiàn zhōng.

A new road is under construction.
一架客机正准备降落。

Yí jià kèjī zhèng zhǔnbèi jiàngluò.

A passenger plane is getting ready to land.
一架直升机正在山上寻找那个人。

Yí jià zhíshēngjī zhèngzài shānshàng xúnzhǎo nàge rén.

A helicopter is searching the mountain for that person.
一架飞机在这个城市上空飞行。

Yí jià fēijī zài zhège chéngshì shàngkōng fēixíng.

A plane is flying above the city.
一根单丝难成线，千根万根拧成绳

yìgēn dān sī nán chéng xiàn, qiān gēn wàn gēn níng chéng shéng

a single strand can hardly make a thread, but thousands twisted together make a rope