一 yī
- Strokes
- 1
- Radical
- 一 — one
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
一旦
yídàn
once; as soon as
Characters in this word
旦 dàn
- Strokes
- 5
- Radical
- 日 — sun
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 一旦下雨就走。 Yí dàn xià yǔ jiù zǒu. Once it rains, we will leave.
- 一旦饿了就吃。 Yí dàn è le jiù chī. Once you are hungry, eat.
- 一旦到家就睡。 Yí dàn dào jiā jiù shuì. Once you get home, sleep.
Related words
- 一 yī one
- 一半 yíbàn half
- 一会儿 yíhuìr a moment, a little while
- 一块儿 yíkuàir together
- 一下儿 yíxiàr a bit, briefly (after a verb)
- 一样 yíyàng the same, alike
- 一边 yìbiān one side; while (doing two things at once)
- 一点儿 yìdiǎnr a little, a bit
- 一起 yìqǐ together
- 一些 yìxiē some, a few
- 不一定 bùyídìng not necessarily
- 不一会儿 bùyīhuìér in a short while