B1 · Grammar reference · ASGBC7A0
Expressing "one by one" with "yi"
The expression "one by one" is also simple in Chinese. It unsurprisingly features the word 一 (yī), but you don't even need the word "by." However, the pattern gets complicated somewhat by the concept of measure words.
- Keywords
- 一 · one by one · one after one · times
- Used for
- Expressing quantity
- Classification
- Adverbs
Examples (10)
别吵，一个一个说。
别着急，一点一点做。
请一个房间一个房间检查。
别拿那么多，一个一个拿。
宝宝一天一天在长大。
爸爸妈妈一年一年在变老。
我一次一次问，他就是什么都不说。
我一遍一遍地跟他解释，他还是不听。
你为什么一遍又一遍地听这首歌？
他们一次又一次犯这种小错误，让经理很头疼。
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Summary, structure, classification, and adapted sentence examples draw from the AllSet Learning Chinese Grammar Wiki under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0; changes were made. This noncommercial reference is based on an October 2023 snapshot.
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