"One by one" in Chinese — 一一 (yī yī)

一

yī yī

one by one

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

1one by one
2one after another

Stroke order

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一

Zhuyin

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ㄧ

yī

ㄧ/ i—/ first tone

ㄧ

yī

ㄧ/ i—/ first tone

Example sentences

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老师把作业一一还给了学生。
lǎo shī bǎ zuò yè yī yī hái gěi le xué shēng。
The teacher returned the homework to the students one by one.

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Related words

一

yī

one

第一

dì yī

first

一起

yī qǐ

in the same place

一般

yī bān

same

一边

yī biān

one side

一定

yī dìng

surely

一共

yī gòng

altogether

一样

yī yàng

same

一直

yī zhí

straight (in a straight line)

一切

yī qiè

everything

统一

tǒng yī

to unify

万一

wàn yī

just in case

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One by one in Chinese: 一一 (yī yī)