一 yī
- Strokes
- 1
- Radical
- 一 — one
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
一经
yìjīng
once; as soon as
Characters in this word
经 jīng
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 纟 — silk
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 该条例一经公布，相关企业就必须立即调整合规流程。 Gāi tiáolì yìjīng gōngbù, xiāngguān qǐyè jiù bìxū lìjí tiáozhěng héguī liúchéng. Once the regulation is announced, the relevant companies must immediately adjust their compliance processes.
- 方案一经批准，我们就立刻开始动工。 Fāng'àn yìjīng pīzhǔn, wǒmen jiù lìkè kāishǐ dònggōng. Once the plan is approved, we will start construction work immediately.
- 消息一经传开，村里的人都赶来了。 Xiāoxi yìjīng chuánkāi, cūn lǐ de rén dōu gǎn lái le. As soon as the news spread, everyone in the village came hurrying over.
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 bùyíhuìr in a short while