有一次

yǒuyīcì
  1. once
  2. once upon a time

CEDICT

Examples

有一次，我在树里迷路了。

Once, I got lost inside a tree.

Source: Tatoeba

毕竟，这家伙有一次想杀我爸。

After all, this is a guy that tried to kill my dad at one time.

Source: Tatoeba

如果你有一次絕對不會失敗的機會，你會選擇做甚麼事情呢？

What would you attempt to do if you knew you could not fail?

Source: Tatoeba

Entry Composition

1 有 yǒu
  1. to have; there is
  2. (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意 yǒuyì intentional)
2 一次 yīcì
  1. first
  2. first time
  3. once
  4. (math.) linear (of degree one)

Related entries

曾 céng
  1. once
  2. already
  3. ever (in the past)
  4. former
  5. previously
  6. (past tense marker used before verb or clause)
我曾嘗試忘記。

I tried forgetting.

Source: Tatoeba

曾經 céngjīng
  1. once
  2. already
  3. former
  4. previously
  5. ever
  6. (past tense marker used before verb or clause)
她曾经爱过他。

She used to love him.

Source: Tatoeba

一經 yījīng
  1. as soon as
  2. once (an action has been completed)
一旦 yīdàn
  1. in case (sth happens)
  2. if
  3. once (sth happens, then...)
  4. when
  5. in a short time
  6. in one day
一旦過了河, 你就安全了。

Once across the river, you are safe.

Source: Tatoeba

一次 yīcì
  1. first
  2. first time
  3. once
  4. (math.) linear (of degree one)
一次就夠了。

Once is enough.

Source: Tatoeba

一度 yīdù
  1. for a time
  2. at one time
  3. one time
  4. once
在美国，由于投资者纷纷涌向包括黄金和美国国债在内的安全港，因此主要的股票价格指数在星期一一度下跌了3个百分点。

In the United States, the major stock market indices at one point were down three percentage points on Monday, as investors rushed to safe havens, including gold and U.S. Treasury bonds.

Source: Tatoeba

從前 cóngqián
  1. previously
  2. formerly
  3. once upon a time
他和從前不一樣。

He is not the same as before.

He is different from what he used to be.

Source: Tatoeba