HSK · Level 10
135 words
Chinese word
一一
Pronunciation
Pinyinyī yī
Meaning
- adverbone by one
Example
请把问题一一说明清楚。qǐng bǎ wèn tí yì yì shuō míng qīng chǔ
Please explain the questions clearly, one by one.
More examples
他把每个原因一一记录下来，便于分析。tā bǎ měi gè yuán yīn yì yí jì lù xià lái biàn yú fēn xī
He recorded each reason one by one to make it easier to analyze.
Core concept
A row of separate items handled in order, with each item receiving its own turn.
Common phrases
一一说明yì yì shuō míng
explain one by one
一一记录yì yí jì lù
record one by one
一一核对yì yì hé duì
check one by one
Similar words
逐一zhú yī: Going through items one by one in order, often to check or explain them.
一个个yí gè gè: Dealing with people or things individually, one after another.
依次yī cì: Following the set order when carrying out an action.
逐个zhú gè: Handling the items individually and consecutively.
Definition in Chinese
表示逐个、逐项按次序进行，常用于要求或叙述要把每一项都处理或说明清楚的场合。biǎo shì zhú gè zhú xiàng àn cì xù jìn xíng cháng yòng yú yāo qiú huò xù shù yào bǎ měi yí xiàng dōu chú lǐ huò shuō míng qīng chǔ de chǎng hé
Word origin
The repeated form 一 (yī, "one") + 一 (yī, "one") gives the adverb a sense of taking items individually and in sequence.
Usage tips
- As an adverb, it normally comes before the verb, so its position shows that the action applies to every item in the list.
Other meanings
- separatelyadverb
- in sequenceadverb
Opposites
- 同时tóng shíat the same timeadverb
Related words
- 一一地yì yí dìone by oneadverb