HSK 6 · Time

一度 yídù “once” in Chinese

Same in Traditional

What 一度 means

  1. once
  2. at one time
  3. for a time
  4. one time

How to say 一度

  • Pitch chart of the second tone: rises from mid to high, 3 to 5 on the five-level scale一yí2nd tone, rising
  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale度dù4th tone, falling

Tone change. 一 is yī on its own. Before a fourth tone it becomes yí, and before the other tones yì. Textbooks write the change in, as here. How tone changes work

一度 in a sentence

  1. 这首歌一度非常流行。

    Zhè shǒu gē yídù fēicháng liúxíng.

    This song was very popular for a time.

    Sentence by WillyChina

  2. 他一度想放弃学习中文。

    Tā yídù xiǎng fàngqì xuéxí Zhōngwén.

    At one point he wanted to give up learning Chinese.

    Sentence by WillyChina

How 一度 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 一 (yī) drawn as one shape
一yīoneyí in 一度

一 is a single shape of 1 stroke. Learn it whole, then watch its stroke order below.

Memory aidOne stroke for one, the way people once counted with rods.

The character 度 (du) with each of its parts in a different colour
度dùto pass
  • 广shelter · guǎng
  • 廿twenty · niàn
  • 又again · yòu

How to write 一度

一 1 strokes · 度 9 strokes

Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.

一度 (yídù) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 一度 (yídù). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 一度

Words with 一

一yī · one一半yībàn · half一些yīxiē · some一点儿yìdiǎnr · a little一起yìqǐ · together第一dìyī · first一下yíxià · (after a verb) briefly一般yìbān · general一定yídìng · surely一共yígòng · altogether

Words with 度

态度tàidu · attitude温度wēndù · temperature速度sùdù · speed度dù · degree度过dùguò · to pass制度zhìdù · system (of rules)程度chéngdù · degree角度jiǎodù · angle季度jìdù · quarter (of a year)年度niándù · year (e.g. financial year)

More words: Time & Sequence

先前xiānqián · before昔日xīrì · former days延期yánqī · to postpone延续yánxù · to continue以往yǐwǎng · in the past原先yuánxiān · originally元宵节Yuánxiāojié · Lantern Festival预先yùxiān · in advance

FAQs

一度 (yídù) means “once” or “at one time”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it yídù: yí with a 2nd tone, then dù with a 4th tone. 一 is yī on its own. Before a fourth tone it becomes yí, and before the other tones yì. Textbooks write the change in, as here. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
Yes. 一度 is written the same way in Simplified and Traditional characters.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type yidu with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 一度 from the suggestions. Typing yidu into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
一度 is an HSK 6 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

Turn words into conversations

A dictionary gives you the words. A native teacher shows you how to use them. Start with a free 30-minute intro call.

Book a free intro call

Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences written by WillyChina. Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.