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HSK 7-9Word · Adverb

one by one; one after another

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Meanings

1 sense · 5 examples
1.

adverb

one by one; each one; in detail

neutral

Used to emphasize that an action is performed separately or thoroughly for each item in a series. Often indicates completeness and care.

Lín临
xíng行
shí时
mā妈
ma妈
zhǔ嘱
fù咐
de的
huà话
 ,
tā他
yī一
yī一
jì记
zài在
xīn心
lǐ里
 。

He remembered every single one of his mother's parting words.

Tā他
nài耐
xīn心
de地
bǎ把
wèn问
tí题
yī一
yī一
jiě解
shì释
qīng清
chu楚
le了
 。

He patiently explained each problem one by one.

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Bó博
wù物
guǎn馆
de的
cáng藏
pǐn品
tā他
dōu都
yī一
yī一
zǐ仔
xì细
kàn看
guò过
 。

He has looked at each museum artifact carefully.

Qǐng请
dà大
jiā家
yī一
yī一
jìn进
xíng行
zì自
wǒ我
jiè介
shào绍
 。

Please introduce yourselves one by one.

Tā他
fān翻
kàn看
lǎo老
zhào照
piàn片
 ,
wǎng往
shì事
yī一
yī一
fú浮
xiàn现
 。

As he looked through the old photos, memories surfaced one after another.