一流
yī liú
Pinyin

Definition

一流
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yī liú
  1. top quality
  2. front ranking

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

一
yī
  1. 1 one
  2. 2 1
  3. 3 single
  4. 4 a (article)
  5. 5 as soon as
  6. 6 entire
  7. 7 whole
  8. 8 all
  9. 9 throughout
  10. 10 "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1)
  11. 11 also pr. [yāo] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit
一下
yī xià
  1. 1 (used after a verb) give it a go
  2. 2 to do (sth for a bit to give it a try)
  3. 3 one time
  4. 4 once
  5. 5 in a while
  6. 6 all of a sudden
  7. 7 all at once
一起
yī qǐ
  1. 1 in the same place
  2. 2 together
  3. 3 with
  4. 4 altogether (in total)
第一
dì yī
  1. 1 first
  2. 2 number one
  3. 3 primary
一一
yī yī
  1. 1 one by one
  2. 2 one after another
一下子
yī xià zi
  1. 1 in a short while
  2. 2 all at once
  3. 3 all of a sudden
一些
yī xiē
  1. 1 some
  2. 2 a few
  3. 3 a little
  4. 4 (following an adjective) slightly ...er
一共
yī gòng
  1. 1 altogether
一再
yī zài
  1. 1 repeatedly
一切
yī qiè
  1. 1 everything
  2. 2 every
  3. 3 all
一半
yī bàn
  1. 1 half
一同
yī tóng
  1. 1 along
  2. 2 together
一味
yī wèi
  1. 1 blindly
  2. 2 invariably
一呼百应
yī hū bǎi yìng
  1. 1 a hundred answers to a single call (idiom)
  2. 2 to respond en masse
一塌糊涂
yī tā hú tu
  1. 1 muddled and completely collapsing (idiom); in an awful condition
  2. 2 complete shambles
  3. 3 a total mess
一大早
yī dà zǎo
  1. 1 at dawn
  2. 2 at first light
  3. 3 first thing in the morning
一如既往
yī rú jì wǎng
  1. 1 just as in the past (idiom); as before
  2. 2 continuing as always
一定
yī dìng
  1. 1 surely
  2. 2 certainly
  3. 3 necessarily
  4. 4 fixed
  5. 5 a certain (extent etc)
  6. 6 given
  7. 7 particular
  8. 8 must
一心
yī xīn
  1. 1 wholeheartedly
  2. 2 heart and soul
一手
yī shǒu
  1. 1 a skill
  2. 2 mastery of a trade
  3. 3 by oneself
  4. 4 without outside help

Idioms (20)

一不做，二不休
yī bù zuò , èr bù xiū
  1. 1 don't do it, or don't rest (idiom); either give up, or go through to the end
  2. 2 Since we started, we must carry it through whatever happens.
  3. 3 in for a penny, in for a pound
一丘之貉
yī qiū zhī hé
  1. 1 jackals of the same tribe (idiom); fig. They are all just as bad as each other.
一之为甚
yī zhī wéi shèn
  1. 1 once is more than enough (idiom)
一干二净
yī gān èr jìng
  1. 1 thoroughly (idiom)
  2. 2 completely
  3. 3 one and all
  4. 4 very clean
一五一十
yī wǔ yī shí
  1. 1 lit. count by fives and tens (idiom); to narrate systematically and in full detail
一人得道，鸡犬升天
yī rén dé dào , jī quǎn shēng tiān
  1. 1 lit. when a man achieves the Dao, his poultry and dogs rise to Heaven (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to ride on sb else's success
  3. 3 Once one man gets a government position, all his cronies get in too
  4. 4 Once sb has cracked the problem, every Tom, Dick and Harry can do it
一个天南，一个地北
yī ge tiān nán , yī ge dì běi
  1. 1 to live miles apart (idiom)
一个萝卜一个坑
yī gè luó bo yī gè kēng
  1. 1 lit. every turnip to its hole (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. each person has his own position
  3. 3 each to his own
  4. 4 horses for courses
  5. 5 every kettle has its lid
一倡三叹
yī chàng sān tàn
  1. 1 (of literature, music) deeply moving (idiom)
一传十，十传百
yī chuán shí , shí chuán bǎi
  1. 1 news pass quickly from mouth to mouth (idiom)
  2. 2 an infectious disease spreads quickly (old meaning)
一元复始
yī yuán fù shǐ
  1. 1 a new year begins (idiom)
一刀两断
yī dāo liǎng duàn
  1. 1 lit. two segments with a single cut (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to make a clean break (idiom)
一刀切
yī dāo qiē
  1. 1 lit. to cut all at one stroke (idiom); to impose uniformity
  2. 2 one solution fits a diversity of problems
  3. 3 one size fits all
一分一毫
yī fēn yī háo
  1. 1 a tiny bit (idiom)
  2. 2 an iota
一分为二
yī fēn wéi èr
  1. 1 one divides into two
  2. 2 to be two-sided
  3. 3 there are two sides to everything
  4. 4 to see both sb's good points and shortcomings (idiom)
一切就绪
yī qiè jiù xù
  1. 1 everything in its place and ready (idiom)
一则以喜，一则以忧
yī zé yǐ xǐ , yī zé yǐ yōu
  1. 1 happy on the one hand, but worried on the other (idiom)
一反常态
yī fǎn cháng tài
  1. 1 complete change from the normal state (idiom); quite uncharacteristic
  2. 2 entirely outside the norm
  3. 3 out of character
一呼百应
yī hū bǎi yìng
  1. 1 a hundred answers to a single call (idiom)
  2. 2 to respond en masse
一呼百诺
yī hū bǎi nuò
  1. 1 one command brings a hundred responses (idiom); having hundreds of attendants at one's beck and call

Sample Sentences

你们看这两套西装，多笔挺！质地、做工都是一流的！
nǐmen kàn zhè liǎng tào xīzhuāng ，duō bǐtǐng ！zhìdì 、zuògōng dōu shì yīliú de ！
Look at these two suits. They're so trim. The texture and workmanship are first-class!
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我们师傅的手艺是一流的。最近太忙了，所以做得不好。实在对不起！这次，我一定让他用心做。你们放一万个心！　
wǒmen shīfu de shǒuyì shì yīliú de 。zuìjìn tàimáng le ，suǒyǐ zuò de bù hǎo 。shízài duìbuqǐ ！zhècì ，wǒ yīdìng ràng tā yòngxīn zuò 。nǐmen fàng yī wàn ge xīn ！　
Our master tailor's skill is top-notch. Lately he's been too busy, so he made them badly. I'm really sorry. This time, I'll definitely have him make them carefully. Don't worry a bit!
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嗯，沁人心脾啊，真是好茶！您沏茶的功夫，也是一流啊！
ng4 ，qìnrénxīnpí ā ，zhēn shì hǎo chá ！nín qī chá de gōngfu ，yě shì yīliú ā ！
Yeah, it's so revitalizing, it's really good tea! Your tea brewing technique is also of the best quality!
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绿波廊”曾经接待过许多国内外元首，美国总统克林顿、英国女王伊丽莎白二世，还有江泽民、朱镕基等中央领导都去那里吃过饭，那里的菜肴、环境和服务水平可都是一流的。
lǜbōláng ”céngjīng jiēdài guo xǔduō guónèiwài yuánshǒu ，Měiguo zǒngtǒng Kèlíndùn 、Yīngguó nǚwáng Yīlíshābái èrshì ，hái yǒu Jiāng Zémín 、Zhū Róngjī děng zhōngyāng lǐngdǎo dōu qù nàli chī guo fàn ，nàli de càiyáo 、huánjìng hé fúwù shuǐpíng kě dōu shì yīliú de 。
A lot of foreign and domestic leaders were received at ''Lǜ Bo Lang." American President Bill Clinton, Queen Elizabeth II of the U.K., as well as Jiang Zemin and Zhu Rongji and other leaders from the central government all went there to eat. The food, environment and level of service there are all top-drawer.
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张同学，我看了你的材料，认为你申请美国一流大学的研究生没问题。
zhāng tóngxué ，wǒ kàn le nǐ de cáiliào ，rènwéi nǐ shēnqǐng Měiguó yīliú dàxué de yánjiūshēng méiwèntí 。
Mister Zhang, I looked over your materials. I think you could apply to be a graduate student at a first rate school in the US without a problem.
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你真有眼光。这个挂件不管是玉石本身，还是雕工都绝对一流。
nǐ zhēn yǒu yǎnguāng 。zhè ge guàjiàn bùguǎn shì yùshí běnshēn ，háishì diāogōng dōu juéduì yīliú 。
You have good taste. This is not just a piece of jade. The craftsmanship is also absolutely top-drawer.
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这把是五四式手枪。那把是冲锋枪，从俄罗斯走私进来的。质量绝对一流！
zhè bǎ shì wǔsì shì shǒuqiāng 。nà bǎ shì chōngfēngqiāng ，cóng éluósī zǒusī jìnlái de 。zhìliàng juéduì yīliú ！
This one is a Type 54 handgun. That one is a submachine gun, smuggled in from Russia. The quality is totally top-notch.
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我也相信洋山深水港将会成为中国最大的集装箱深水港，也将成为世界上重要的港口之一。可是为什么不能让我们参观一下呢？我们都很期待能参观一下这个未来国际一流的港口啊。
wǒ yě xiāngxìn Yángshān shēnshuǐgǎng jiānghuì chéngwéi Zhōngguó zuìdà de jízhuāngxiāng shēnshuǐgǎng ，yě jiāng chéngwéi shìjièshàng zhòngyào de gǎngkǒu zhīyī 。kěshì wèishénme bùnéng ràng wǒmen cānguān yīxià ne ？wǒmen dōu hěn qīdài néng cānguān yīxià zhège wèilái guójì yīliú de gǎngkǒu a 。
I also believe that Yangshan Deep-Water Harbor will become the biggest shipping-container deep-water harbor in China. It will also become one of the most important harbors in the world. But why can't we visit it? We're all really looking forward to visiting this soon-to-be first-tier international harbor.
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各位旅客，前方就是正在建造中的洋山深水港工程。洋山深水港地处上海东南约27.5公里处的大小洋山，是离国际主要航线最近的地方，也是为迎接2010年上海世博会而建造的重要工程。洋山深水港一期工程开港已经半年多了，相信日后将成为一个举世瞩目的世界一流码头。不过目前我们还不能实地参观......
gèwèi lǚkè ，qiánfāng jiùshì zhèngzài jiànzào zhōng de Yángshān shēnshuǐgǎng gōngchéng 。Yángshān shēnshuǐgǎng dìchǔ Shànghǎi dōngnán yuē èrshí qī diǎn wǔ gōnglǐ chù de Dà-Xiǎo Yángshān ，shì lí guójì zhǔyào hángxiàn zuìjìn de dìfang ，yě shì wèi yíngjiē èrlíngyīlíng nián Shànghǎishìbóhuì ér jiànzào de zhòngyào gōngchéng 。Yángshān shēnshuǐgǎng yīqī gōngchéng kāigǎng yǐjīng bànnián duō le ，xiāngxìn rìhòu jiāng chéngwéi yī ge jǔshìzhǔmù de shìjiè yīliú mǎtóu 。bùguò mùqián wǒmen hái bùnéng shídì cānguān ......
Attention, passengers! Up ahead is the Yangshan Deep-Water Harbor Project, currently under construction. The Yangshan Deep-Water Harbor is situated on Daxiaoyang Mountain, 27.5 kilometers to Shanghai's southeast. It's the closest place to major international air routes. It is a major project being built for the 2010 World Expo in Shanghai. The first phase of construction on the Yangshan Deep-Water Harbor has been going on for more than half a year already. There is no doubt that it will become a world-class harbor. But we can't visit it in person right now...
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小姐啊。你自己也说了，这套房子和小区是一流的。这么好的设施和地段，我只收5000块，绝对超值。
xiǎojie ā 。nǐ zìjǐ yě shuō le ，zhè tào fángzi hé xiǎoqū shì yīliú de 。zhème hǎo de shèshī hé dìduàn ，wǒ zhǐ shōu wǔqiān kuài ，juéduì chāozhí 。
Miss... you said yourself that this apartment and the neighborhood are of top quality. I am only charging 5000 yuan a month for such outstanding facilities and location. It's an amazing value.
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