一 yī
- Strokes
- 1
- Radical
- 一 — one
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
一手
yìshǒu
single-handedly; first-hand
Characters in this word
手 shǒu
- Strokes
- 4
- Radical
- 手 — hand
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
Example phrases
- 这套谈判方案几乎是她一手策划出来的。 Zhè tào tánpàn fāng'àn jīhū shì tā yìshǒu cèhuà chūlái de. This negotiation plan was almost entirely devised by her single-handedly.
- 这家小店是他一手经营起来的。 Zhè jiā xiǎodiàn shì tā yìshǒu jīngyíng qǐlái de. He built up this little shop single-handedly.
- 这些事情你别管，我一手包办。 Zhèxiē shìqing nǐ bié guǎn, wǒ yìshǒu bāobàn. Don't worry about these matters — I'll take care of everything myself.
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