Difference between revisions of "Expressing "one by one" with "yi""
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*请 <em>一</em> 个 房间 <em>一</em> 个 房间 检查 。<span class="pinyin">Qǐng <em>yī</em> gè fángjiān <em>yī</em> gè fángjiān jiǎnchá.</span><span class="trans">Please inspect room by room.</span> | *请 <em>一</em> 个 房间 <em>一</em> 个 房间 检查 。<span class="pinyin">Qǐng <em>yī</em> gè fángjiān <em>yī</em> gè fángjiān jiǎnchá.</span><span class="trans">Please inspect room by room.</span> | ||
− | *别 拿 这么 多 ,<em>一</em> 盒 <em>一</em> 盒 拿 。<span class="pinyin">Bié ná zhème duō, <em>yī</em> hé <em>yī</em> hé ná.</span><span class="trans">Don't carry too much. | + | *别 拿 这么 多 ,<em>一</em> 盒 <em>一</em> 盒 拿 。<span class="pinyin">Bié ná zhème duō, <em>yī</em> hé <em>yī</em> hé ná.</span><span class="trans">Don't carry too much. Just carry one box at a time.</span> |
*别 着急 ,<em>一</em> 点 <em>一</em> 点 做 。<span class="pinyin">Bié zháojí, <em>yī</em> diǎn <em>yī</em> diǎn zuò.</span><span class="trans">Don't worry, do it little by little.</span> | *别 着急 ,<em>一</em> 点 <em>一</em> 点 做 。<span class="pinyin">Bié zháojí, <em>yī</em> diǎn <em>yī</em> diǎn zuò.</span><span class="trans">Don't worry, do it little by little.</span> | ||
*宝宝 <em>一</em> 天 <em>一</em> 天 在 长大 。<span class="pinyin">Bǎobao <em>yī</em> tiān <em>yī</em> tiān zài zhǎngdà.</span><span class="trans">The baby is growing up day by day.</span> | *宝宝 <em>一</em> 天 <em>一</em> 天 在 长大 。<span class="pinyin">Bǎobao <em>yī</em> tiān <em>yī</em> tiān zài zhǎngdà.</span><span class="trans">The baby is growing up day by day.</span> |
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Used as "One by One"
注:当这个量词是时间名词"天、年"时,表示的其实是"little by little, gradually",而非字面意思。When 一(yī) is used with a measure word that is a temporal noun like “天 day”or ”年 year“, the meaning changes to “little by little” or “gradually.”
Structure
一 + Measure Word + 一 + Measure Word (+ Noun)
Examples
- 请 一 个 房间 一 个 房间 检查 。Please inspect room by room.
- 别 拿 这么 多 ,一 盒 一 盒 拿 。Don't carry too much. Just carry one box at a time.
- 别 着急 ,一 点 一 点 做 。Don't worry, do it little by little.
- 宝宝 一 天 一 天 在 长大 。The baby is growing up day by day.
- 爸爸 妈妈 一 年 一 年 在 变 老 。Year by year, mom and dad are becoming old.
Used as "over and over again"
数量短语一旦重叠,意义和用法都会改变。如果使用的是动量如"次、遍",这个短语放在动词前作状语,用于描写动作地方式,或者表示动作已重复了多次。
Structure
一 + [Measure Word] (+ 又) + 一 + [Measure Word]
如果说话人想强调动作重复之多,常常加"又"来加强语气。
Examples
- 我 一 次 一 次 问,他 就是 什么 都 不 说 。I asked him again and again, but he still wouldn't say anything.
- 我 一 遍 一 遍 地 跟 他 解释,他 还是 不 听 。I explained it to him over and over again, but he still won't listen.
- 你 为什么 一 遍 又 一 遍 地 听 这 首 歌 ?Why do you listen to this song on repeat?
- 他们 一 次 又 一 次 犯 这 种 小 错误 ,让 经理 很 头疼 。They make this mistake over and over again, giving the manager a headache.
Other Usage
除了有以上的功能,数量短语重叠还可以做定语,重在描写,表示"众数或数量多",这种情况通常省略第二个"一"。如"一朵朵花、一座座山"等。