一 yī
- Strokes
- 1
- Radical
- 一 — one
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
一面
yímiàn
one side; one aspect; at the same time
Characters in this word
面 miàn
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 面 — face
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
Example phrases
- 他一面强调效率，一面要求员工严格遵守安全流程。 Tā yímiàn qiángdiào xiàolǜ, yímiàn yāoqiú yuángōng yángé zūnshǒu ānquán liúchéng. He emphasised efficiency while also requiring staff to strictly follow safety procedures.
- 她一面做晚饭，一面听喜欢的音乐。 Tā yímiàn zuò wǎnfàn, yímiàn tīng xǐhuan de yīnyuè. She cooks dinner while listening to music she likes.
- 这件事有坏的一面，也有好的一面，你别太担心。 Zhè jiàn shì yǒu huài de yímiàn, yě yǒu hǎo de yímiàn, nǐ bié tài dānxīn. This matter has a bad side as well as a good side, so don't worry too much.
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