Chinese word

一次性

Pronunciation

Pinyinyī cì xìng

Meaning

  • adjectiveone-time

Example

这个优惠是一次性的，过了就没有。zhè ge yōu huì shì yí cì xìng de guò le jiù méi yǒu

This is a one-time discount; it is no longer available after it expires.

Illustration for 一次性 (one-time)

More examples

医院里很多一次性用品用完就丢。yī yuàn lǐ hěn duō yí cì xìng yòng pǐn yòng wán jiù diū

Many disposable supplies in hospitals are thrown away after use.

Core concept

Marks something as complete after one use or occurrence.

Common phrases

  • 一次性付款yí cì xìng fù kuǎn

    one-time payment

  • 一次性用品yí cì xìng yòng pǐn

    disposable supplies

  • 一次性投资yí cì xìng tóu zī

    one-time investment

Similar words

不可重复使用bù kě chóng fù shǐ yòng: Unable to be used again for the same purpose after one use.
一次性使用yí cì xìng shǐ yòng: Designed for one use only, rather than for repeated use.
不可回收bù kě huí shōu: Unable to be collected and reused as a resource after use.

Definition in Chinese

用于形容某事物具有一次发生或一次使用的属性，多见于一次性用品、一次性机会或一次性费用等场合，含义为不再重复。yòng yú xíng róng mǒu shì wù jù yǒu yí cì fā shēng huò yí cì shǐ yòng de shǔ xìng duō jiàn yú yí cì xìng yòng pǐn yí cì xìng jī huì huò yí cì xìng fèi yòng děng chǎng hé hán yì wèi bú zài chóng fù

Word origin

一次性 (yīcìxìng, "one-time") combines 一 (yī, "one") + 次 (cì, "occurrence") + 性 (xìng, "quality"), making a single occurrence a defining property.

Usage tips

  • English "one-time" often describes a past event, but this Chinese adjective also labels products and charges that are not meant to recur.

Other meanings

  • disposableadjective
  • one-offadjective

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