一旦 yī dàn ㄧ ㄉㄢˋ jat1 daan3 HSK 5 高階級 · Level 4
- in case (sth happens)
- if
- once (sth happens, then...)
- when
- in a short time
- in one day
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一
- 一一 yī yī ㄧ ㄧ jat1 jat1 one by one; one after another
- 一些 yī xiē ㄧ ㄒㄧㄝ jat1 se1 some; a few; a little; (following an adjective) slightly ...er
- 一代 yī dài ㄧ ㄉㄞˋ jat1 doi6 an era; an age; a generation
- 一共 yī gòng ㄧ ㄍㄨㄥˋ jat1 gung6 in total; altogether
- 一再 yī zài ㄧ ㄗㄞˋ jat1 zoi3 repeatedly
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- 一切 yī qiè ㄧ ㄑㄧㄝˋ jat1 cai3 everything
- 一半 yī bàn ㄧ ㄅㄢˋ jat1 bun3 half
- 一同 yī tóng ㄧ ㄊㄨㄥˊ jat1 tung4 together
- 一向 yī xiàng ㄧ ㄒㄧㄤˋ jat1 hoeng3 a period of time in the recent past
- 一味 yī wèi ㄧ ㄨㄟˋ jat1 mei6 persistently; stubbornly; blindly
- 一块 一塊 yī kuài ㄧ ㄎㄨㄞˋ jat1 faai3 a piece; a chunk
- 一如 yī rú ㄧ ㄖㄨˊ jat1 jyu4 to be just like
- 一定 yī dìng ㄧ ㄉㄧㄥˋ jat1 ding6 surely; certainly; definitely
- 一带 一帶 yī dài ㄧ ㄉㄞˋ jat1 daai3 region; area
- 一度 yī dù ㄧ ㄉㄨˋ jat1 dou6 for a time
- 一律 yī lǜ ㄧ ㄌㄩˋ jat1 leot6 same; identical
- 一心 yī xīn ㄧ ㄒㄧㄣ jat1 sam1 wholeheartedly
- 一手 yī shǒu ㄧ ㄕㄡˇ jat1 sau2 a skill
- 一旁 yī páng ㄧ ㄆㄤˊ jat1 pong4 aside
- 一早 yī zǎo ㄧ ㄗㄠˇ jat1 zou2 early in the morning
旦
- 元旦 Yuán dàn ㄩㄢˊ ㄉㄢˋ jyun4 daan3 New Year's Day
- 乾旦 qián dàn ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄉㄢˋ gon1 daan3 male actor playing the female role (Chinese opera)
- 平旦 píng dàn ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄉㄢˋ ping4 daan3 (literary) daybreak
- 复旦 復旦 Fù dàn ㄈㄨˋ ㄉㄢˋ fuk6 daan3 Fudan University, Shanghai, abbr. for 复旦大学
- 撒旦 Sā dàn ㄙㄚ ㄉㄢˋ saat3 daan3 Satan or Shaitan
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- 文旦 wén dàn ㄨㄣˊ ㄉㄢˋ man4 daan3 pomelo
- 旦角 dàn jué ㄉㄢˋ ㄐㄩㄝˊ daan3 gok3 dan, female roles in Chinese opera (traditionally played by specialized male actors)
- 昧旦 mèi dàn ㄇㄟˋ ㄉㄢˋ mui6 daan3 the time just before daybreak
- 李旦 Lǐ Dàn ㄌㄧˇ ㄉㄢˋ lei5 daan3 Li Dan, personal name of sixth Tang emperor Ruizong 唐睿宗 (662-716), reigned 684-690 and 710-712
- 正旦 zhèng dàn ㄓㄥˋ ㄉㄢˋ zing3 daan2 starring female role in a Chinese opera
- 武旦 wǔ dàn ㄨˇ ㄉㄢˋ mou5 daan2 female military role in a Chinese opera
- 男旦 nán dàn ㄋㄢˊ ㄉㄢˋ naam4 daan3 male actor playing the female role (Chinese opera)
- 约旦 約旦 Yuē dàn ㄩㄝ ㄉㄢˋ joek3 daan3 Jordan (country)
- 老旦 lǎo dàn ㄌㄠˇ ㄉㄢˋ lou5 daan3 old woman role in Chinese opera
- 花旦 huā dàn ㄏㄨㄚ ㄉㄢˋ faa1 daan2 role of vivacious young female in Chinese opera
- 贴旦 貼旦 tiē dàn ㄊㄧㄝ ㄉㄢˋ tip3 daan2 female supporting actress in a Chinese opera
- 双旦 雙旦 shuāng dàn ㄕㄨㄤ ㄉㄢˋ soeng1 daan3 Christmas and New Year's Day
- 震旦 Zhèn dàn ㄓㄣˋ ㄉㄢˋ zan3 daan3 ancient Indian name for China
- 元旦节 元旦節 Yuán dàn jié ㄩㄢˊ ㄉㄢˋ ㄐㄧㄝˊ jyun4 daan3 zit3 New Year's Day
- 刀马旦 刀馬旦 dāo mǎ dàn ㄉㄠ ㄇㄚˇ ㄉㄢˋ dou1 maa5 daan2 female warrior role in Chinese opera
Idioms with these characters
- 背城借一 bèi chéng jiè yī ㄅㄟˋ ㄔㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄧ bui3 sing4 ze3 jat1 to make a last-ditch stand before the city wall (idiom); to fight to the last ditch
- 背水一战 背水一戰 bèi shuǐ yī zhàn ㄅㄟˋ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄧ ㄓㄢˋ bui3 seoi2 jat1 zin3 lit. fight with one's back to the river (idiom); fig. to fight to win or die
- 表里不一 表裡不一 biǎo lǐ bù yī ㄅㄧㄠˇ ㄌㄧˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄧ biu2 leoi5 bat1 jat1 outside appearance and inner reality differ (idiom); not what it seems
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- 表里如一 表裡如一 biǎo lǐ rú yī ㄅㄧㄠˇ ㄌㄧˇ ㄖㄨˊ ㄧ biu2 leoi5 jyu4 jat1 external appearance and inner thoughts coincide (idiom); to say what one means
- 别树一旗 別樹一旗 bié shù yī qí ㄅㄧㄝˊ ㄕㄨˋ ㄧ ㄑㄧˊ bit6 syu6 jat1 kei4 lit. to fly one's banner on a solitary tree (idiom); fig. to act as a loner
- 别树一帜 別樹一幟 bié shù yī zhì ㄅㄧㄝˊ ㄕㄨˋ ㄧ ㄓˋ bit6 syu6 jat1 ci3 lit. to fly one's banner on a solitary tree (idiom); fig. to act as a loner
- 壁垒一新 壁壘一新 bì lěi yī xīn ㄅㄧˋ ㄌㄟˇ ㄧ ㄒㄧㄣ bik1 leoi5 jat1 san1 to have one's defenses in good order (idiom)
- 不顾一切 不顧一切 bù gù yī qiè ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄨˋ ㄧ ㄑㄧㄝˋ bat1 gu3 jat1 cai3 (idiom) to disregard all negative considerations; to cast aside all concerns
- 不堪一击 不堪一擊 bù kān yī jī ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄢ ㄧ ㄐㄧ bat1 ham1 jat1 gik1 (idiom) unable to withstand a single blow; to collapse at the first blow
- 不可一世 bù kě yī shì ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄜˇ ㄧ ㄕˋ bat1 ho2 jat1 sai3 (idiom) to consider oneself unexcelled in the world; to be insufferably arrogant
- 毁于一旦 毀於一旦 huǐ yú yī dàn ㄏㄨㄟˇ ㄩˊ ㄧ ㄉㄢˋ wai2 jyu1 jat1 daan3 (idiom) ruined in a short time (esp. of sth that took a long time or great effort to achieve)
- 命在旦夕 mìng zài dàn xī ㄇㄧㄥˋ ㄗㄞˋ ㄉㄢˋ ㄒㄧ ming6 zoi6 daan3 zik6 to be at death's door (idiom)
- 通宵达旦 通宵達旦 tōng xiāo dá dàn ㄊㄨㄥ ㄒㄧㄠ ㄉㄚˊ ㄉㄢˋ tung1 siu1 daat6 daan3 overnight until daybreak (idiom); all night long
Example sentences
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一旦 过 過 了 河 , 你 就 安全 了 。
Once across the river, you are safe.
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一旦 养成 養成 了 坏 壞 习惯 習慣 ， 就 很 难 難 改 回来 回來 了 。
A bad habit, once formed, is difficult to get rid of.
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她 一旦 开始 開始 说话 說話 ， 就 很 难 難 让 讓 她 停下来 停下來 。
Once she starts talking, its hard to stop her.
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一旦 爆发 爆發 核战 核戰 争 爭 ， 受苦 的 将会 將會 是 全 人类 人類 。
All humanity will suffer if a nuclear war breaks out.
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坏 壞 习惯 習慣 一旦 被 养成 養成 ， 便 不能 简单 簡單 地 改正 。
Once you've formed a bad habit, you can't get rid of it easily.
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