one by one; in turn; sequentially
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Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesadverb
one by one; in turn; sequentially
informalUsed to describe actions done to each member of a group in order. Informal and common in spoken Chinese, often used for checking, questioning, or organizing people/things.
Lǎo老
shī师
āi挨
gè个
r儿
jiǎn检
chá查
le了
wǒ我
men们
de的
zuò作
yè业
。
The teacher checked our homework one by one.
Chéng乘
kè客
qǐng请
āi挨
gè个
r儿
shàng上
chē车
，
bú不
yào要
yōng拥
jǐ挤
。
Passengers, please board the bus one by one; don't crowd.
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Jǐng警
chá察
āi挨
gè个
r儿
pán盘
wèn问
le了
zài在
chǎng场
de的
suǒ所
yǒu有
rén人
。
The police questioned everyone present one by one.
Bǎ把
zhè这
xiē些
wén文
jiàn件
āi挨
gè个
r儿
zhěng整
lǐ理
hǎo好
。
Sort these documents one by one.
Tā她
āi挨
gè个
r儿
gěi给
péng朋
you友
men们
dǎ打
diàn电
huà话
bài拜
nián年
。
She called her friends one by one to wish them a happy New Year.