| 等一会儿 | děng yī huìr | erhua variant of 等一会, Wait a moment!; after a while |
| 等一等 | děng yī děng | wait a moment |
| 约翰一书 | Yuē hàn yī shū | First epistle of St John |
| 统一口径 | tǒng yī kǒu jìng | lit. one-track path; fig. to adopt a unified approach to discussing an issue; to sing from the same hymn-sheet |
| 统一思想 | tǒng yī sī xiǎng | with the same idea in mind; with a common purpose |
| 统一战线工作部 | tǒng yī zhàn xiàn gōng zuò bù | United front work department of CPC central committee, UFWD |
| 统一招生 | tǒng yī zhāo shēng | national unified entrance exam |
| 统一新罗 | tǒng yī Xīn luó | unified Silla (658-935), Korean kingdom |
| 统一发票 | tǒng yī fā piào | invoice |
| 统一码 | tǒng yī mǎ | Unicode |
| 统一规划 | tǒng yī guī huà | integrated program |
| 统一资源 | tǒng yī zī yuán | unified resource |
| 统一资源定位 | tǒng yī zī yuán dìng wèi | universal resource locator (URL), i.e. webaddress |
| 统一资源定位符 | tǒng yī zī yuán dìng wèi fú | universal resource locator (URL), i.e. webaddress |
| 网开一面 | wǎng kāi yī miàn | open the net on one side (idiom); let the caged bird fly; to give one's opponent a way out; lenient treatment |
| 缩成一团 | suō chéng yī tuán | to huddle together; to curl up |
| 罗一秀 | Luó Yī xiù | Luo Yixiu (1889-1910), Mao Zedong's first wife |
| 聚在一起 | jù zài yī qǐ | to get together |
| 闻一多 | Wén Yī duō | Wen Yiduo (1899-1946), poet and patriotic fighter, executed by Guomindang in Kunming in 1946 |
| 闻一知十 | wén yī zhī shí | lit. to hear one and know ten (idiom); fig. explain one thing and (he) understands everything; a word to the wise |
| 背城借一 | bèi chéng jiè yī | to make a last-ditch stand before the city wall (idiom); to fight to the last ditch; to put up a desperate struggle |
| 背水一战 | bèi shuǐ yī zhàn | lit. fight with one's back to the river (idiom); fig. to fight to win or die |
| 臣一主二 | chén yī zhǔ èr | One has the right to choose the ruler one serves. (古谚 ancient proverb) |
| 举一反三 | jǔ yī fǎn sān | to raise one and infer three; to deduce many things from one case (idiom) |
| 色字头上一把刀 | sè zì tóu shàng yī bǎ dāo | lit. there is a knife above the character for lust; fig. lascivous activities can lead to bitter consequences |
| 莫衷一是 | mò zhōng yī shì | unable to reach a decision (idiom); cannot agree on the right choice; no unanimous decision; still a matter of discussion |
| 萧一山 | Xiāo Yī shān | Xiao Yishan (1902-1978), Modern historian of the Qing dynasty |
| 薄一波 | Bó Yī bō | Bo Yibo (1908-2007), ranking PRC politician, served on State Council from 1950s to 1980s as colleague of Deng Xiaoping |
| 藐视一切 | miǎo shì yī qiè | to look down upon everything |
| 融合为一 | róng hé wèi yī | to permeate |
| 融为一体 | róng wéi yī tǐ | to fuse together (idiom); hypostatic union (religion) |
| 表里不一 | biǎo lǐ bù yī | outside appearance and inner reality differ (idiom); not what it seems; saying one thing but meaning sth different |
| 表里如一 | biǎo lǐ rú yī | external appearance and inner thoughts coincide (idiom); to say what one means; to think and act as one |
| 言行若一 | yán xíng ruò yī | word and actions coincide (idiom); to live up to one's word; to match words with deeds; Practice what you preach. |
| 试一试 | shì yī shì | to have a try |
| 说一不二 | shuō yī bù èr | to say one and mean just that (idiom); to keep one's word |
说是一回事，
做又是另外一回事 | shuō shì yī huí shì ,
zuò yòu shì lìng wài yī huí shì | Saying is one thing, doing quite another (idiom) |
说是一回事，
而做又是另外一回事 | shuō shì yī huí shì ,
ér zuò yòu shì lìng wài yī huí shì | see 说是一回事，做又是另外一回事 |
| 转一趟 | zhuàn yī tàng | to go on a trip |
| 轰动一时 | hōng dòng yī shí | to cause a sensation (idiom) |
| 辛普森一家 | Xīn pǔ sēn yī jiā | The Simpsons (US TV series) |
| 这一阵子 | zhè yī zhèn zi | recently; currently |
| 周一 | zhōu yī | Monday |
| 过一会儿 | guò yī huìr | later; after a while |
| 遐迩一体 | xiá ěr yī tǐ | both near and distant treated alike (idiom) |
道高一尺，
魔高一丈 | dào gāo yī chǐ ,
mó gāo yī zhàng | virtue is one foot tall, the devil ten foot (idiom); It takes constant vigilance to stave off evil. |
| 重新统一 | chóng xīn tǒng yī | reunification |
| 难得一见 | nán dé yī jiàn | rarely seen |
| 露一手 | lòu yī shǒu | to show off one's abilities; to exhibit one's skills |
| 灵犀一点通 | líng xī yī diǎn tōng | mental rapport; likeness of mind; spiritual link |
