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bèichéngjièyī to make a last-ditch stand before the city wall (idiom); to fight to the last ditch
to put up a desperate struggle

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        bēi/bèi, [揹], variant of 背[bēi], to be burdened/to carry on the back or shoulder, the back of ...
        bèipàn, to betray
        bèihòu, [背後], behind/at the back/in the rear/behind sb's back
        bèijǐng, background/backdrop/context/(fig.) powerful backer/CL:種|种[zhǒng]
        wéibèi, [違背], to go against/to be contrary to/to violate
        bēibāo, knapsack/rucksack/infantry pack/field pack/blanket roll/CL:個|个[gè]
        hòubèi, [後背], the back (human anatomy)/the back part of sth
        bèibù, back (of a human or other vertebrate, or of an object)
        bèimiàn, the back/the reverse side/the wrong side
        bèixīn, sleeveless garment (vest, waistcoat, singlet, tank top etc)/CL:件[jiàn]
        bēifù, [背負], to bear/to carry on one's back/to shoulder
        
        bèiqì, [背棄], abandon/desert/renounce
        bēihēiguō, [背黑鍋], to be made a scapegoat/to be unjustly blamed
        tuóbèi, [駝背], hunchbacked/stooping/hunchback
        bèisòng, [背誦], to recite/to repeat from memory
        
        bèidìli, [背地裡], behind sb's back
        bèidàoérchí, [背道而馳], to run in the opposite direction (idiom); to run counter to
        
        shǒubèi, back of the hand
        mǎbèi, [馬背], horseback
        bèixìnqìyì, [背信棄義], breaking faith and abandoning right (idiom); to betray/treachery/perfidy
        bèilí, [背離], to depart from/to deviate from/deviation
        bèiyǐng, rear view/figure seen from behind/view of the back (of a person or object)
        hànliújiābèi, [汗流浹背], to sweat profusely (idiom)/drenched in sweat
        bèijǐnglíxiāng, [背井離鄉], to leave one's native place, esp. against one's will (idiom)
        jǐbèi, back (of a human or other vertebrate)
        bēidài, [背帶], braces/suspenders/sling (for a rifle)/straps (for a knapsack)
        bèiyùn, [背運], bad luck/unlucky
        yǐbèi, the back of a chair
        bèijǐ, the back of the human body
        ěrbèi, to be hearing impaired
        bèishuǐyīzhàn, [背水一戰], lit. fight with one's back to the river (idiom); fig. to fight to win or die
        bèikàobèi, back to back
        bèiguāng, to be in a poor light/to do sth with one's back to the light/to stand in one's o...
        
        
        bèishū, [背書], to repeat a lesson/to learn by heart/to endorse a check
        mángcìzàibèi, feeling brambles and thorns in one's back (idiom)/uneasy and nervous/to be on pi...
        chuíbèi, to massage sb's back by pounding it lightly with one's fists
        
        bèináng, backpack/knapsack/rucksack
        
        jiǎobèi, [腳背], instep (upper surface of the foot)
        bèiqí, [背鰭], dorsal fin
        líxiāngbèijǐng, [離鄉背井], to leave one's homeplace (to find work, flee disaster etc)
        
        dāobèi, back of the knife
        gōujiāndābèi, arms around each other's shoulders (idiom)
        sǐjìyìngbèi, [死記硬背], to learn by rote/to mechanically memorize
        
        bèishí, [背時], outdated/out of luck
        bēibāofú, to have a weight on one's mind/to take on a mental burden
        kàobèiyǐ, high-back chair

        chéngshì, city/town/CL:座[zuò]
        chéng, city walls/city/town/CL:座[zuò],道[dào],個|个[gè]
        
        chéngbǎo, castle/rook (chess piece)
        Fèichéng, [費城], Philadelphia, Pennsylvania/abbr. for 費拉德爾菲亞|费拉德尔菲亚[Fèi lā dé ěr fēi yà]
        Hànchéng, [漢城], Hanseong, former name of Seoul (capital of South Korea), replaced in 2005 with 首...
        chéngzhèn, [城鎮], town/cities and towns
        jìnchéng, [進城], to go to town/to enter a big city (to live or work)
        chéngwài, outside of a city
        Yánhúchéng, [鹽湖城], Salt Lake City, capital of Utah
        chéngqiáng, [城牆], city wall
西         Mòxīgēchéng, Mexico City, capital of Mexico
        Chángchéng, [長城], the Great Wall
        
        jiàzhíliánchéng, [價值連城], invaluable/priceless
        chéngmén, [城門], city gate
        Shāngchéng/shāngchéng, see 商城縣|商城县[Shāng chéng xiàn], shopping center/department store
        
        chéngqū, [城區], city district/urban area
        
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        shèngchéng, [聖城], Holy City
西         
        
        
        hùchénghé, [護城河], moat
        Qiáozhìchéng, [喬治城], Georgetown/(the spelling 喬治敦|乔治敦 is more common)
        chéngjiāo, suburbs/outskirts of a city
        quánchéng, whole city
        gǔchéng, ancient city
        mǎnchéngfēngyǔ, [滿城風雨], lit. wind and rain through the town (idiom); fig. a big scandal/an uproar/the ta...
        Wéichéng/wéichéng, [圍城], Fortress Besieged, 1947 novel by Qian Zhongshu 錢鐘書|钱钟书, filmed as a TV serial, s...
        
        chéngfǔ, subtle/shrewd/sophisticated
        
        
        chéngchí, city
        biānchéng, [邊城], border town/remote town
        Shānchéng, Shancheng district of Hebi city 鶴壁市|鹤壁市[Hè bì shì], Henan
        Lǎochéngqū/lǎochéngqū, [老城區], Laocheng district of Luoyang City 洛陽市|洛阳市[Luò yáng shì], Henan, old city distric...
        zhòngzhìchéngchéng, [眾志成城], unity of will is an impregnable stronghold (idiom)
        Shíchéng, Shicheng county in Ganzhou 贛州|赣州, Jiangxi
        
        Xiàchéngqū, [下城區], Xiacheng district of Hangzhou city 杭州市[Háng zhōu shì], Zhejiang
        
        Nánchéng, Nancheng county in Fuzhou 撫州|抚州, Jiangxi
        
        
        WànlǐChángchéng, [萬里長城], the Great Wall
        
        dàchéngshì, major city/metropolis
        Dàchéng, Dacheng county in Langfang 廊坊[Láng fáng], Hebei/Tacheng township in Changhua cou...
        
        ShuāngchéngJì, [雙城記], A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens 查爾斯·狄更斯|查尔斯·狄更斯[Chá ěr sī · Dí gēng sī]
        huánchéng, [環城], encircling the city (of walls, ring road etc)/around the city
        BānámǎChéng, [巴拿馬城], Panama City
        
        Dōngchéng, [東城], Dongcheng district of central Beijing
        Mǎnchéng, [滿城], Mancheng county in Baoding 保定[Bǎo dìng], Hebei
        
        nèichéng, [內城], inner castle/donjon
        Zǐjìnchéng, the Forbidden City/the Imperial Palace in Beijing/same as 故宮|故宫[Gù gōng]
        
        Dōngchéngqū, [東城區], Dongcheng district of central Beijing
        Chéngběiqū, [城北區], north city district/Chengbei district of Xining city 西寧市|西宁市[Xī níng shì], Qingh...
        
        
        xiǎochéng, small town
        shěngchéng, provincial capital
        Gōngchéng, [宮城], Miyagi prefecture in the north of Japan's main island Honshū 本州[Běn zhōu]
        
        jīngchéng, capital of a country
        
        dūchéng, capital city
        
        
        
        Xīnchéng, Xincheng or Hsincheng township in Hualien County 花蓮縣|花莲县[Huā lián Xiàn], east Ta...
        luóchéng, [羅城], a second wall built around a city wall
        
        
        
        
        
        
        chéngxiāng, [城鄉], city and countryside
        
        
        Huángchéng, Imperial City, inner part of Beijing, with the Forbidden City at its center
        
        Shuǐchéng, Shuicheng county in Liupanshui 六盤水|六盘水[Liù pán shuǐ], Guizhou
        
        
        lǎochéng, old town/old district of a city
        Báichéng, Baicheng prefecture-level city in Jilin province 吉林省 in northeast China
        
        
        
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        Hánchéng, [韓城], Hancheng city and county in Shaanxi
        
        
        
        
        Kǎsēnchéng, Carson City, capital of Nevada
        
        kōngchéngjì, [空城計], the empty city stratagem (in which Zhuge Liang presents himself as unperturbed w...
        
        
        
        
        xiànchéng, [縣城], county seat/county town
        
        
        bīnglínchéngxià, [兵臨城下], soldiers at the city walls (idiom); fig. at a critical juncture
        
        
        
        
        chéngzhǐ, townsite
        
        
        
        túchéng, to massacre everyone in a captured city
        Yǒngchéng, Yongcheng county level city in Shangqiu 商丘[Shāng qiū], Henan
        
        
        
        
        
        chénglóu, [城樓], city gate tower
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        wèixīngchéng, [衛星城], "satellite" town/edge city/exurb
        
        
        Lóngchéng, [龍城], Longcheng district of Chaoyang city 朝陽市|朝阳市, Liaoning
        
        
        
        
        Mànchéng, Manchester, England/Manchester City football club
        
        
        
        Chéngzhōngqū, [城中區], city central district/Chengzhong district of Liuzhou city 柳州市[Liǔ zhōu shì], Gua...
        
        
        
        míngchéng, famous city
        
        Xuěchéng, Syracuse, New York
        
        
        
        
        
        Línchéng, [臨城], Lincheng county in Xingtai 邢台[Xíng tái], Hebei
        
        
        
        
        
        
        Chéngdōngqū, [城東區], east city district/Chengdong district of Xining city 西寧市|西宁市[Xī níng shì], Qingh...
西         Chéngxīqū, [城西區], west city district/Chengxi district of Xining city 西寧市|西宁市[Xī níng shì], Qinghai
        
        
        
        
        Gǔchéng, Gucheng county in Xiangfan 襄樊[Xiāng fán], Hubei
        
        
        
        Móchéng, Mo i Rana (city in Nordland, Norway)
        
        Wǎchéng, another name for Mandalay 曼德勒, Myanmar's second city
        wèichéng, [衛城], citadel/defensive city/acropolis
        
        
        Méngchéng, Mengcheng county in Bozhou 亳州[Bó zhōu], Anhui
        
        
        
        
        
        
西         Xīchéngqū, [西城區], Xicheng district of central Beijing
        
        
        
        
        
        xiōngwúchéngfǔ, [胸無城府], open and candid (idiom); not hiding anything/ingenuous
        
        
        
        
        Hǎichéng, Haicheng county level city in Anshan 鞍山[Ān shān], Liaoning
        
        
        
        
        
        
        Tǎchéng, Tarbaghatay or Tacheng city in Tacheng prefecture 塔城地區|塔城地区[Tǎ chéng dì qū], Xin...
        
        Cíchéng, Ibaraki prefecture in northeast Japan
        
        Shàngchéngqū, [上城區], Shangcheng district of Hangzhou city 杭州市[Háng zhōu shì], Zhejiang
        
        
        
        
        
        
        chéngguǎn, local government bylaw enforcement officer/city management (abbr. for 城市管理行政執法局|...
        
        
        

        jiè, [藉], to lend/to borrow/by means of/to take (an opportunity), variant of 借[jiè]
        jièkǒu, to use as an excuse/on the pretext/excuse/pretext
        jièyòng, to borrow sth for another use/to borrow an idea for one's own use
        jièzhù, to draw support from/with the help of
        píngjiè, [憑借], to rely on/to depend on/by means of/thanks to/sth that one relies on
        jièguāng, excuse me (i.e. let me through, please)/reflected glory/to benefit from sb else'...
        jièjī, [借機], to seize the opportunity
        
        zūjiè, to rent/to lease
        jièjiàn, [借鑒], to draw on (others' experience)/to learn from (how others do things)/lesson to b...
宿         jièsù, to stay with sb/to ask for lodging
        jièdài, [借貸], to borrow or lend money/debit and credit items on a balance sheet
        jièchū, to lend
        jièkuǎn, to lend money/to borrow money/loan
        jiètiáo, [借條], receipt for a loan/IOU
        jièshūzhèng, [借書證], library card
        jièdiào, [借調], to temporarily transfer (personnel)
        
        jièzhài, [借債], to borrow money
        jièwèn, [借問], (honorific) May I ask?
        jièyuè, [借閱], to borrow books to read
        jiǎjiè, to make use of/to use sth as pretext/under false pretenses/under the guise of/ma...
        jièhuǒ, to borrow a light (for a cigarette)
        jiègù, to find an excuse
        
        jiètífāhuī, [借題發揮], to use the current topic to put over one's own ideas/to use sth as a pretext to ...
        jièjù, [借據], receipt for a loan
        jièfāng, borrower/debit side (of a balance sheet)
        xùjiè, [續借], extended borrowing (e.g. library renewal)
        chūjiè, to lend/to put out a loan
        jièzhòng, to rely on sb for support

        yī, one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all/throughout/"one" radical in...
        
        yīqǐ, in the same place/together/with/altogether (in total)
        yīyàng, [一樣], same/like/equal to/the same as/just like
        yīxià, (used after a verb) give it a go/to do (sth for a bit to give it a try)/one time...
        yīzhí, straight (in a straight line)/continuously/always/from the beginning of ... up t...
        yīqiè, everything/every/all
        yīdiǎn, [一點], a bit/a little/one dot/one point
        yīdìng, surely/certainly/necessarily/fixed/a certain (extent etc)/given/particular/must
        dìyī, first/number one/primary
        yīxiē, some/a few/a little/(following an adjective) slightly ...er
        wéiyī, only/sole
        yīhuìr, [一會兒], a moment/a while/in a moment/now...now.../also pr. [yī huǐ r]
        yīdàn, in case (sth happens)/if/once (sth happens, then...)/when/in a short time/in one...
        zhīyī, one of (sth)/one out of a multitude/one (third, quarter, percent etc)
        yībàn, half
        yībiān, [一邊], one side/either side/on the one hand/on the other hand/doing while
        yībān, same/ordinary/so-so/common/general/generally/in general
        yīshēng, all one's life/throughout one's life
        
        yībèizi, [一輩子], (for) a lifetime
        yīyī, one by one/one after another
        yīzhì, unanimous/identical (views or opinions)
        yīhuì, [一會], a moment/a while/in a moment/also pr. [yī huǐ]
        yīlù, the whole journey/all the way/going the same way/going in the same direction/of ...
        wànyī, [萬一], just in case/if by any chance/contingency
        
        yīdiǎnr, [一點兒], erhua variant of 一點|一点[yī diǎn]
        yītuánzāo, [一團糟], chaos/bungle/complete mess/shambles
        
        yīmiàn, one side/one aspect/simultaneously... (and...)/one's whole face
        
        yīwúsuǒzhī, [一無所知], not knowing anything at all (idiom); completely ignorant/without an inkling
        
        jìnyībù, [進一步], one step further/to move forward a step/further onwards
        yījiā, the whole family/the same family/the family ... (when preceded by a family name)...
        
        yīshí, [一時], a period of time/a while/for a short while/temporary/momentary/at the same time
        
        yīmúyīyàng, [一模一樣], exactly the same (idiom)/carbon copy/also pr. [yī mó yī yàng]
        yīzhènzi, [一陣子], a while/a spell/a short time/a burst
        yīxiàng, always (previously)/a period of time in the recent past
        yīgòng, altogether
        yīzhèn, [一陣], a burst/a fit/a peal/a spell (period of time)
        
        
        
        yǐfángwànyī, [以防萬一], to guard against the unexpected (idiom); just in case/prepared for any eventuali...
        yīxiàzi, in a short while/all at once/all of a sudden
        Xīngqīyī, Monday
        yīwúsuǒyǒu, [一無所有], not having anything at all (idiom); utterly lacking/without two sticks to rub to...
        dúyīwúèr, [獨一無二], unique and unmatched (idiom); unrivalled/nothing compares with it
        
        yīliú, top quality/front ranking
        yīzǎo, early in the morning/at dawn
        yīkuàir, [一塊兒], erhua variant of 一塊|一块[yī kuài]
        tǒngyī, [統一], to unify/to unite/to integrate
        Zhōuyī, [週一], Monday
        tóngyī, identical/the same
        dàchīyījīng, [大吃一驚], to have a surprise (idiom); shocked or startled/gobsmacked
        yītóng, along/together
        yīwúsuǒhuò, [一無所獲], to gain nothing/to end up empty-handed
        yījí, [一級], first class/category A
        yībùfen, portion/part of/subset
        yīkuài, [一塊], one block/one piece/one (unit of money)/together/in the same place/in company
        yītāhútu, [一塌糊塗], muddled and completely collapsing (idiom); in an awful condition/complete shambl...
        yīduì, [一對], couple/pair
        lìngyīfāngmiàn, on the other hand/another aspect
        yīwúshìchù, [一無是處], not one good point/everything about it is wrong
        yīshùnjiān, [一瞬間], split second
        yībānláishuō, [一般來說], generally speaking
        yīdài, [一帶], region/district
        yīguàn, [一貫], consistent/constant/from start to finish/all along/persistent
        yīlái, [一來], firstly, ...
        sìfēnzhīyī, one-quarter
        yīdàzǎo, at dawn/at first light/first thing in the morning
        
        
        yīcìxìng, one-off (offer)/one-time/single-use/disposable (goods)
        yīdài, generation
        yīrújìwǎng, just as in the past (idiom); as before/continuing as always
        yīqīngèrchǔ, to be very clear about sth (idiom)
        
        
        yīshíjiān, [一時間], for a moment/momentarily
        yīxīn, wholeheartedly/heart and soul
        yījǔyīdòng, [一舉一動], every movement/each and every move
        yīlùshùnfēng, [一路順風], to have a pleasant journey (idiom)
        yīpáng, aside/to the side of
        shíyī, eleven/11
        yījiànzhōngqíng, [一見鐘情], love at first sight (idiom)
        yītǐ, [一體], an integral whole/all concerned/everybody
        bùgùyīqiè, [不顧一切], reckless/regardless of everything
线         yīxiàn, [一線], front line
        
        sānfēnzhīyī, one third
        
        yītiāndàowǎn, all day long/the whole day
        dìyīfūrén, First Lady (wife of US president)
        yīxízhīdì, (acknowledged) place/a role to play/niche
        yīliánchuàn, [一連串], a succession of/a series of
        Yīyuè, January/first month (of the lunar year)
        yīshǒu, a skill/mastery of a trade/by oneself/without outside help
        rìfùyīrì, [日復一日], day after day
        yīshìwúchéng, [一事無成], to have achieved nothing/to be a total failure/to get nowhere
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        wànwúyīshī, [萬無一失], surefire; absolutely safe (idiom)
        huànrányīxīn, [煥然一新], to look completely new (idiom); brand new/changed beyond recognition
        
        xiàyīdài, the next generation
        yījiāzi, the whole family
        yīfāngmiàn, on the one hand
        yīdù, for a time/at one time/one time/once
        
        yīqiàobùtōng, [一竅不通], lit. doesn't (even) enter a single aperture (of one's head)/I don't understand a...
        sǐlùyītiáo, [死路一條], (idiom) dead end/road to ruin
        
        yīshēn, whole body/from head to toe/single person/a suit of clothes
        
        yītóu, [一頭], one head/a head full of sth/one end (of a stick)/one side/headlong/directly/rapi...
        
        yīgègè, [一個個], each and every one
        yīgānèrjìng, [一乾二淨], thoroughly (idiom)/completely/one and all/very clean
        yīliùyān, [一溜煙], like a wisp of smoke/(to disappear etc) in an instant
        yīzài, repeatedly
        yīdòngbùdòng, [一動不動], motionless
        
        luànchéngyītuán, [亂成一團], in a great mess/chaotic
        yīyǎnghuàtàn, carbon monoxide CO
        yǎnyǎnyīxī, dying/at one's last gasp
        yǒuzhāoyīrì, one day/sometime in the future
        yīdào, together
        Shíyīyuè, November/eleventh month (of the lunar year)
        yīfānfēngshùn, [一帆風順], propitious wind throughout the journey (idiom)/plain sailing/to go smoothly/have...
        
        yīgeyàng, [一個樣], same as 一樣|一样[yī yàng]/the same
        yīchéngbùbiàn, [一成不變], nothing much changes (idiom); always the same/stuck in a rut
        
        yīyánbùfā, [一言不發], to not say a word (idiom)
        yīchùjífā, [一觸即發], could happen at any moment/on the verge
        yīèr, one or two/a few
        gūzhùyīzhì, [孤注一擲], to stake all on one throw
        yībàitúdì, [一敗塗地], failed and wiped over the floor (idiom); to fail utterly/a crushing defeat/beate...
        
        dānyī, [單一], single/only/sole
        yīláoyǒngyì, [一勞永逸], to get sth done once and for all
        
        
        yīwǎngdǎjìn, [一網打盡], lit. to catch everything in the one net (idiom)/fig. to scoop up the whole lot/t...
        
        yīxiāngqíngyuàn, [一廂情願], one's own wishful thinking
        yīqùbùfùfǎn, [一去不復返], gone forever
        
        róngwéiyītǐ, [融為一體], to fuse together (idiom)/hypostatic union (religion)
        
        kōngwúyīrén, [空無一人], not a soul in sight (idiom)
        gàoyīduànluò, to come to the end of a phase (idiom)
        niánfùyīnián, [年復一年], over the years/year after year
        hùnwéiyītán, [混為一談], to confuse one thing with another (idiom); to muddle
        yīděng, first class/grade A
        yījǔ, [一舉], a move/an action/in one move/at a stroke/in one go
        yīqí, [一齊], at the same time/simultaneously
        yībǐgōuxiāo, [一筆勾銷], to write off at one stroke
        qíyī, one of the given (options etc)/the first/firstly
        yīshēngbùkēng, [一聲不吭], to not say a word
        
        zhuānyī, [專一], single-minded/concentrated
        yīshùn, one instant/very short time/the twinkle of an eye
        
        
        dǎchéngyīpiàn, to merge/to integrate/to become as one/to unify together
        yīdāoliǎngduàn, [一刀兩斷], lit. two segments with a single cut (idiom)/fig. to make a clean break (idiom)
        gāorényīděng, a cut above others/superior
        
        
        yījuébùzhèn, one stumble, unable to rise (idiom); a setback leading to total collapse/ruined ...
        wéiyī, only/sole/variant of 唯一[wéi yī]
        yīsībùgǒu, [一絲不苟], not one thread loose (idiom); strictly according to the rules/meticulous/not one...
        lòuyīshǒu, to show off one's abilities/to exhibit one's skills
        
        
        yīyìgūxíng, obstinately clinging to one's course (idiom)/willful/one's own way/dogmatic
        gèngshàngyīcénglóu, [更上一層樓], to take it up a notch/to bring it up a level
        
        yīmùliǎorán, [一目瞭然], obvious at a glance (idiom), obvious at a glance (idiom)
        
        yīyánnánjìn, [一言難盡], hard to explain in a few words (idiom); complicated and not easy to express succ...
        yīshì, generation/period of 30 years/one's whole lifetime/lifelong/age/era/times/the wh...
        dìyīshǒu, first-hand
        lǎoyītào, the same old stuff
        bùyī, to vary/to differ
        yīdiǎndiǎn, [一點點], a little bit
        zhúyī, one by one
        Lǐbàiyī, [禮拜一], Monday
        yīshēngyīshì, a whole lifetime (idiom); all my life
        yīkǒuqì, [一口氣], one breath/in one breath/at a stretch
        ěrmùyīxīn, a pleasant change/a breath of fresh air/refreshing
        yīshìtóngrén, [一視同仁], to treat everyone equally favorably (idiom); not to discriminate between people
        yīběnzhèngjīng, [一本正經], in deadly earnest/deadpan
        yīxīnyīyì, concentrating one's thoughts and efforts/single-minded/bent on/intently
        xǐjiéyīkōng, to steal everything
        
        shífēnzhīyī, one tenth
        héyī, to unite
        yīlǜ, same/uniformly/all/without exception
        yīxíng, party/delegation
        
        bùxièyīgù, [不屑一顧], to disdain as beneath contempt (idiom)
        
        duōcǐyījǔ, [多此一舉], to do more than is required (idiom); superfluous/gilding the lily
        rúchūyīzhé, [如出一轍], to be precisely the same/to be no different
        bùkānyījī, [不堪一擊], to be unable to withstand a single blow/to collapse at the first blow
        yīliǎobǎiliǎo, once the main problem is solved, all troubles are solved/death ends all one's tr...
        yīyuèfèn, January
        zhídeyītí, to be worth mentioning
        wǔfēnzhīyī, one fifth
        dìyīliú, first-class
        
        chàyīdiǎnr, [差一點兒], erhua variant of 差一點|差一点[chà yī diǎn]
        yībìng, [一並]/[一併], variant of 一併|一并, to lump together/to treat along with all the others, to lump t...
        
        yīzhēnjiànxiě, [一針見血], lit. to draw blood on the first prick (idiom)/fig. to hit the nail on the head
        yīpínrúxǐ, [一貧如洗], penniless
        
        
        yīgèjìn, [一個勁], continuously/persistently/incessantly
        yīyǎn, a glance/a quick look/a glimpse
        
        
        yīwénbùmíng, to be penniless
        chàyīdiǎn, [差一點], see 差點|差点[chà diǎn]
        
        yīluòqiānzhàng, lit. to drop a thousand zhang in one fall (idiom)/fig. (of business, popularity ...
        qiānpiānyīlǜ, thousand articles, same rule (idiom); stereotyped and repetitive/once you've see...
        
        
        yīmíngjīngrén, [一鳴驚人], to amaze the world with a single brilliant feat (idiom); an overnight celebrity
        
        
        
        
        
        
        yīqiánbùzhí, [一錢不值], not worth a penny/utterly worthless
        yīlián, [一連], in a row/in succession/running
        
        
        bùjūyīgé, not stick to one pattern
        huānjùyītáng, [歡聚一堂], to gather happily under one roof
        wǎngkāiyīmiàn, [網開一面], open the net on one side (idiom); let the caged bird fly/to give one's opponent ...
        yīchénbùrǎn, [一塵不染], untainted by even a speck of dust (idiom); selfless and incorruptible/spotless
        yáoshēnyībiàn, [搖身一變], to change shape in a single shake/fig. to take on a new lease of life
        yījiārén, household/the whole family
        shǔyīshǔèr, [數一數二], reckoned to be first or second best (idiom)/one of the very best/to list one by ...
        yīzhuǎnyǎn, [一轉眼], in a wink
        yīchángkōng, [一場空], all one's hopes and efforts come to nothing/futile
        
        héérwéiyī, [合而為一], to merge together (idiom); to unify disparate elements into one whole
        yīménxīnsi, [一門心思], to set one's heart on sth (idiom)
        qiānjūnyīfà, [千鈞一髮], a thousand pounds hangs by a thread (idiom)/imminent peril/a matter of life or d...
        yībānshuōlái, [一般說來], generally speaking/in general
        dúshùyīzhì, [獨樹一幟], lit. to fly one's banner on a solitary tree (idiom); fig. to act as a loner/to s...
        yībǎshǒu, working hand/member of a work team/participant/(short form of 第一把手[dì yī bǎ shǒu...
        gōngkuīyīkuì, [功虧一簣], lit. to ruin the enterprise for the sake of one basketful/to fail through lack o...
        yīqìhēchéng, [一氣呵成], to do something at one go/to flow smoothly
        
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        lüèzhīyīèr, slight knowledge of sth/to know very little about a subject/a smattering
        wànzhòngyīxīn, [萬眾一心], millions of people all of one mind (idiom); the people united
        yīxiǎocuō, handful (of)
        
        yīwàngwújì, [一望無際], as far as the eye can see (idiom)
        bāfēnzhīyī, one eighth
        
        
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        yīwǔyīshí, lit. count by fives and tens (idiom); to narrate systematically and in full deta...
        shǐzhōngrúyī, [始終如一], unswerving from start to finish (idiom)
线         tǒngyīzhànxiàn, [統一戰線], united front
        
        wǔyī, 5-1 (May 1st)
        fùzhīyījù, to put to the torch (idiom)/to commit to the flames/to burn sth down deliberatel...
        yīgài, all/without any exceptions/categorically
        
        biǎolǐrúyī, [表裡如一], external appearance and inner thoughts coincide (idiom); to say what one means/t...
        
        
        yīwǎngwúqián, [一往無前], to advance courageously (idiom)/to press forward
        zhèyàngyīlái, [這樣一來], thus/if this happens then
        
        yīděngjiǎng, [一等獎], first prize
        
        shāyījǐngbǎi, [殺一儆百], lit. kill one to warn a hundred (idiom); to punish an individual as an example t...
        
        yīdiǎnyīdī, [一點一滴], bit by bit/every little bit
        yīlǎnwúyú, [一覽無餘], to cover all at one glance (idiom)/a panoramic view
        SānwèiYītǐ, [三位一體], Holy Trinity/trinity
        
        
        yīguōzhōu, [一鍋粥], (lit.) a pot of porridge/(fig.) a complete mess
        yīchóumòzhǎn, [一籌莫展], to be unable to find a solution/to be at wits' end
        chūyī, first day of lunar month/New Year's Day/first year in junior middle school
        yīsǎoérguāng, [一掃而光], to clear off/to make a clean sweep of
        língjīyīdòng, [靈機一動], a bright idea suddenly occurs (idiom); to hit upon an inspiration/to be struck b...
        
        
        
        yītiáoxīn, [一條心], to be of one mind/to think or act alike
        yījǔliǎngdé, [一舉兩得], one move, two gains (idiom); two birds with one stone
        yīzhìqiānjīn, [一擲千金], lit. stake a thousand pieces of gold on one throw (idiom); to throw away money r...
        lǎoyībèi, [老一輩], previous generation/older generation
        yīmǎdāngxiān, [一馬當先], to take the lead
        yīlǎnzi, [一攬子], all-inclusive/undiscriminating
        
        
        
        liùfēnzhīyī, one sixth
        èrshíyīdiǎn, [二十一點], blackjack (card game)
        tánhuāyīxiàn, [曇花一現], lit. the night-blooming cactus shows once/flash in the pan (idiom)/short-lived
        hōngdòngyīshí, [轟動一時], to cause a sensation (idiom)
        
        tiānxiàdìyī, first under heaven/number one in the country
        
        
        yībǎnyīyǎn, lit. one strong beat and one weak beats in a measure of music (two beats in the ...
        yīsīyīháo, [一絲一毫], one thread, one hair (idiom); a tiny bit/an iota
        
        
        shǒuqūyīzhǐ, to count as number one (idiom); second to none/outstanding
        
        yībiāndǎo, [一邊倒], to have the advantage overwhelmingly on one side/to support unconditionally
        
        yītiáolóng, [一條龍], lit. one dragon/integrated chain/coordinated process
        
        
        
        bèishuǐyīzhàn, [背水一戰], lit. fight with one's back to the river (idiom); fig. to fight to win or die
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        sānqīèrshíyī, three sevens are twenty-one (idiom)/the facts of the matter/the actual situation
        yīlǎnwúyí, [一覽無遺], be plainly visible
        
        yīzhībànjiě, lit. to know one and understand half (idiom); a smattering of knowledge/dilettan...
        
        
        yīniándàotóu, [一年到頭], all year round
        
        yīsǎoérkōng, [一掃而空], to sweep clean/to clean out
        yījiànrúgù, [一見如故], familiarity at first sight
        yīhuǎng, (of passing time) in an instant/(of a sight) in a flash
        yīgǔzuòqì, [一鼓作氣], in a spurt of energy
        yīwèi, blindly/invariably
        yīzhìxìng, consistency
        hóngjíyīshí, [紅極一時], tremendously popular for a while
        jìngyījìng, [靜一靜], to put sth to rest/calm down a bit!
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        mùkōngyīqiè, the eye can see nothing worthwhile all around (idiom); arrogant/condescending/su...
        biéjùyīgé, [別具一格], having a unique or distinctive style
        
        yīqì, [一氣], at one go/at a stretch/for a period of time/forming a gang
        yīpánsǎnshā, [一盤散沙], lit. like a sheet of loose sand/fig. unable to cooperate (idiom)
        
        yīwǎngqíngshēn, deeply attached/devoted
        yītǔwéikuài, [一吐為快], to get sth off one's chest
        
        
        
        yībānéryán, generally speaking
        yīwōfēng, [一窩蜂], like a swarm of bees/everyone swarms around pushing and shouting/a hornet's nest
        
        
        
        fēngmǐyīshí, [風靡一時], fashionable for a while (idiom); all the rage
        
        yīqìzhīxià, [一氣之下], in a fit of pique/in a fury
        yīkǒuyǎodìng, to arbitrarily assert/to allege/to stick to one's statement/to cling to one's vi...
        yīxíhuà, [一席話], the content of a conversation/words/remarks
        
        yījiànqīngxīn, [一見傾心], love at first sight
        
        
        yīpāijíhé, lit. to be together from the first beat (idiom)/to hit it off/to click together/...
        
        
        bǎifēnzhīyībǎi, one hundred percent/totally (effective)
        yīzé, [一則], on the one hand
        hàngxièyīqì, [沆瀣一氣], to act in collusion (idiom); in cahoots with/villains will look after one anothe...
        yīniánsìjì, all year round
        yīyányīxíng, every word and action (idiom)
        yībùdēngtiān, reaching heaven in a single bound (idiom); (esp. with negative: don't expect) in...
        
        
        
        
        yīxīngbàndiǎn, [一星半點], just the tiniest bit/a hint of
        jǐjǐyītáng, [濟濟一堂], to congregate in one hall (idiom); to gather under one roof
        yījìzhīcháng, [一技之長], proficiency in a particular field (idiom)/skill in a specialized area (idiom)
        yīnuòqiānjīn, [一諾千金], a promise worth one thousand in gold (idiom); a promise that must be kept
        yībānxìng, general/generality
        zhěngqíhuàyī, [整齊劃一], to be adjusted to uniformity (usually of weights and measures) (idiom)
        
        
        yīchuídìngyīn, [一錘定音], lit. to fix the tone with a single hammer blow/fig. to make the final decision
        
        bùkěyīshì, to consider oneself unexcelled in the world/to be insufferably arrogant
        
        
        
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        yīxiàozhìzhī, to dismiss with a laugh/to make light of
        
        dúdāngyīmiàn, [獨當一面], to assume personal responsibility (idiom); to take charge of a section
        
        bùyīhuì, [不一會], soon
        
        yīyīngjùquán, [一應俱全], with everything needed available
        yībǎoyǎnfú, [一飽眼福], to feast one's eyes on (idiom)
        yīfǎnchángtài, [一反常態], complete change from the normal state (idiom); quite uncharacteristic/entirely o...
        
        jiǔsǐyīshēng, nine deaths and still alive (idiom); a narrow escape/new lease of life
        yībǎzhuā, to attempt all tasks at once/to manage every detail regardless of its importance
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
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        yīniànzhīchā, momentary slip/false step/ill-considered action
        yīyuán, single variable (math.)/univariate
        
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        yīqióngèrbái, [一窮二白], impoverished/backward both economically and culturally
        liúyīshǒu, to hold back a trick/not to divulge all one's trade secrets
        
        
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        qīnrúyījiā, [親如一家], family-like close relationship (idiom)
        huàyī, [劃一], uniform/to standardize
        
        
        
        
        
        shuōyībùèr, [說一不二], to say one and mean just that (idiom); to keep one's word
        qīngyīsè, monotone/only one ingredient/(mahjong) all in the same suit
        bǎilǐtiāoyī, [百裡挑一], one in a hundred/cream of the crop
        
        yīhūbǎiyìng, [一呼百應], a hundred answers to a single call (idiom)/to respond en masse
        
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        yīyōngérshàng, [一擁而上], to swarm around/flocking (to see)
        
        
        
        
        yīshěn, [一審], first instance (law)
        
        quēyībùkě, not a single one is dispensable/can't do without either
        yīpǐn, superb/first-rate/(of officials in imperial times) the highest rank
        yītǐhuà, [一體化], integration/incorporation/unification
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        qīfēnzhīyī, one seventh
        
        
        chuàntōngyīqì, [串通一氣], to act in collusion (idiom)
        yīyèzhàngmù, [一葉障目], lit. eyes obscured by a single leaf (idiom)/fig. not seeing the wider picture/ca...
        yīxìliè, a series of/a string of
        
        
        yīpínyīxiào, [一顰一笑], every frown and every smile
        yīchàngyīhè, to echo one another (idiom)
        
        yībōsānzhé, calligraphic flourish with many twists/fig. many twists and turns
        yīyuèérqǐ, [一躍而起], to jump up suddenly/to bound up/to rise up in one bound
        
        
        yīqīngzǎo, early in the morning
        
        yīguōduān, [一鍋端], see 連鍋端|连锅端 [lián guō duān]
        
        yīgàiérlùn, [一概而論], to lump different matters together (idiom)
        lāoyībǎ, [撈一把], to profiteer/to gain some underhand advantage
        yīwǎngzhíqián, see 一往無前|一往无前[yī wǎng wú qián]
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        yīyánjiǔdǐng, one word worth nine sacred tripods (idiom); words of enormous weight
        
        
        
        
        míngzàoyīshí, [名噪一時], to achieve fame among one's contemporaries (idiom); temporary or local celebrity
        yīcùérjiù, to get there in one step (idiom); easily done/success at a stroke/to get results...
        
        yīwàngwúyín, [一望無垠], to stretch as far as the eye can see (idiom)
        
        
        
        
        yīniánbànzǎi, [一年半載], about a year
        dàyītǒng, [大一統], unification (of the nation)/large scale unification
        yīshīzúchéngqiāngǔhèn, a single slip may cause everlasting sorrow (idiom)
        bǎiwénbùrúyījiàn, [百聞不如一見], seeing once is better than hearing a hundred times (idiom); seeing for oneself i...
        
        
        yīmǎpíngchuān, [一馬平川], flat land one could gallop straight across (idiom); wide expanse of flat country
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        yībùdàowèi, to settle a matter in one go
        
        
        
        
        
        
        wéiyīxìng, uniqueness
        yīshǒubāobàn, [一手包辦], to take care of a matter all by oneself/to run the whole show
        
        yīpǐnhóng, [一品紅], poinsettia (Euphorbia pulcherrima)
        èrfēnzhīyī, one half
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        zhòngkǒuyīcí, [眾口一詞], all of one voice/unanimous
        
        
        huángliángyīmèng, [黃粱一夢], see 黃粱夢|黄粱梦[huáng liáng mèng]
        
        
        
        yībān, lit. one spot (on the leopard)/fig. one small item in a big scheme
        yīfāng, a party (in a contract or legal case)/one side/area/region
        
        
        
        
        
        
        lüèshèngyīchóu, [略勝一籌], slightly better/a cut above
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        niēyībǎhàn, to break out into a cold sweat (idiom)
        
        tǒngyītǐ, [統一體], whole/single entity
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        yībìngbùqǐ, to fall gravely ill, never to recover (idiom)
        
        
        
        
        mòzhōngyīshì, unable to reach a decision (idiom); cannot agree on the right choice/no unanimou...
        jiǔfēnzhīyī, one ninth
        
        
        
        
        
        
        yīyuánhuà, integration/integrated/unified
        
        
        gèzhíyīcí, [各執一詞], each sticks to his own version (idiom); a dialogue of the deaf
        
        
        yīmùshíháng, ten lines at a glance (idiom)/to read very rapidly
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
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        yīwúsuǒcháng, [一無所長], not having any special skill/without any qualifications
        
        
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        shèngjíyīshí, [盛極一時], all the rage for a time/grand fashion for a limited time
        
        yīmàixiāngchéng, [一脈相承], traceable to the same stock (idiom); of a common origin (of trends, ideas etc)
        
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        yītánsǐshuǐ, a pool of stagnant water/stagnant or listless condition
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        yīshénjiào, monotheistic religion/monotheism
        
        
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        bùdiàoyīzhì, [步調一致], to be united in action
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        yīgǔnǎor, [一股腦兒], erhua variant of 一股腦|一股脑[yī gǔ nǎo]
        
        yīgǔnǎor, [一古腦兒], variant of 一股腦兒|一股脑儿[yī gǔ nǎo r]
        
        
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        yīzhīdúxiù, [一枝獨秀], lit. only one branch of the tree is thriving (idiom)/fig. to be in a league of o...
        
        
        
        
        
        yīshēng, [一聲], first tone in Mandarin (high, level tone)
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        shíyīyuèfèn, November
        
        
        
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        yīlǎn, [一覽], an overview/at a glance
        
        
        
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        yīchuídìngyīn, variant of 一錘定音|一锤定音[yī chuí dìng yīn]
        
        

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