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一 [yī]
1. 数名,最小的正整数(在钞票和单据上常用大写“壹”代)。
(1. Numeral name, the smallest positive integer (often represented as '壹' in bills and documents).)
2. 纯;专:专一。专心专意。
(2. Pure; exclusive: single-minded. Concentrated on one thing.)
3. 全;满:一生。一地水。
(3. Whole; full: a complete life. All the water on the ground.)
4. 相同:一样。颜色不一。
(4. Same: identical. Colors are not the same.)
5. 另外的:蟋蟀一名促织。
(5. Another: the cricket is also called '促织'.)
6. 表示动作短暂,或是一次,或具试探性:算一算。试一试。
(6. Indicates a brief action, or done once, or tentative: let’s calculate for a moment. Let’s give it a try.)
7. 乃;竞:乃至于此。
(7. Thus; competing: thus far.)
8. 部分联成整体:统一。整齐划一。
(8. Parts combine to form a whole: unified. Neatly consistent.)
9. 或者:胜负相一。
(9. Or: a matter of victory and defeat.)
10. 初次:一见如故。
(10. First time: feeling like an old friend at first sight.)
11. 中国古代乐谱记音符号,相当于简谱中的低音“7”。
(11. An ancient Chinese musical notation symbol; corresponds to the bass "7" in simplified notation.)
【引】
1. 《说文》:一,惟初太始道立于一,造分天地,化成万物。
(1. "Shuo Wen": One, at the very beginning, the way was established in one, dividing heaven and earth, transforming into all things.)
2. 《淮南子·诠言》:一也者,万物之本也。
(2. "Huainanzi": One is the foundation of all things.)
3. 《老子》:抱一而天下试。
(3. "Laozi": Embrace the one, and the world will follow.)
4. 《书·君奭》:故一人有事于四方。传:“天子也。”
(4. "Book of Documents": Therefore, one person has matters across the four corners [of the world]. Annotation: “It refers to the Son of Heaven.”)
5. 汉·贾谊《过秦论》:一夫作难而七庙隳,身死人手,为天下笑。
(5. Han Dynasty, Jia Yi, "On the Fall of the Qin": When one man causes trouble, and seven temples are destroyed, he becomes a laughingstock of the world.)
6. 宋·欧阳修《新五代史·伶官传·序》:一夫夜呼,乱者四应。
(6. Song Dynasty, Ouyang Xiu, "New History of the Five Dynasties": When one man calls out at night, chaos erupts in four directions.)
【例】
如:一境(一个地方);一丝(一根蚕丝);一碗水往平处端(办事公正不偏袒);一拳正打在心窝(一下说到要害处);一人做一人当(敢做就敢于承认,绝不连累别人);一客不烦二主(托一人能办的事,就不再打扰第二个人)。
(Examples: 'one boundary' (a place); 'one thread' (a strand of silk); 'carry a bowl of water evenly' (act justly and impartially); 'a punch strikes right at the heart' (getting to the point); 'one person takes responsibility for their actions' (be accountable for one's actions, never implicating others); 'one guest does not trouble two hosts' (one person can manage what they can handle without involving another).)
【名】
初次,第一次;开始。
(First time; beginning.)
如: 一箭上垛(比喻旗开得胜,首次就达到目的);一生人(初次卖做奴婢的女子);一头里(原来;起先)。
(Examples: 'one arrow hits the target' (metaphor for achieving success at the first attempt); 'one life' (a girl sold into servitude for the first time); 'in the beginning' (originally).)
汉字基本笔画,俗称“横”。
(Chinese character's basic stroke, commonly referred to as "horizontal".)
【灬】的二简类推部件,在一简字【鱼】【鸟】【马】等字有出现。
(The simpler components of '灬', found in characters like 一, 鱼, 鸟, and 马.)
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