一人

yīrén
  1. (historical) emperor
  2. a person; one person; someone
  3. by one person; alone
  4. emperor
  5. one person each

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Examples

只有一人倖免於難。

Only one person survived the accident.

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他喜歡獨自一人散步。

He likes taking a walk by himself.

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他們其中一人是間諜。

One of them is a spy.

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我喜欢独自一人散步。

I like a solitary walk.

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她單獨一人在公寓裏住。

She lives in an apartment alone.

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Entry Composition

1 一 yī
  1. one
  2. single
  3. a (article)
  4. as soon as
  5. entire; whole; all; throughout
  6. "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1)
  7. also pr. yāo for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit
2 人 rén person; people

classifiers: 個, 位

Containing this entry

一人得道，雞犬升天 yīréndédào,jīquǎnshēngtiān
  1. lit. when a person attains enlightenment and immortality, even his chickens and dogs will ascend to heaven with him (idiom)
  2. fig. when somebody attains a position of power and influence, their relatives and friends also benefit
空無一人 kōngwúyīrén not a soul in sight (idiom)
一人樂隊 yīrényuèduì
予一人 yúyīrén
一人做事一人當 yīrénzuòshìyīréndāng