Chinese phrase
有一次〜 yǒu yí cì 〜
Meaning
one time ___
When to use it
Marks one event that happened in the past. It often opens a short story or introduces a past example.
Example dialogue
我想跟你说一件事，有一次我在路上遇到一个老朋友。 wǒ xiǎng gēn nǐ shuō yí jiàn shì yǒu yí cì wǒ zài lù shàng yù dào yí gè lǎo péng yǒu
I want to tell you something. One time, I ran into an old friend on the street.
真的吗？那你们聊了多久？ zhēn de ma nà nǐ men liáo le duō jiǔ
Really? So how long did you talk?