逐一 (zhú yī) — one by one
Definition
逐一 emphasizes doing something to every single item in a set, one after another. Unlike 逐渐 or 逐步, it has no sense of gradual change — it is strictly sequential and exhaustive.
adverb
one by one
Examples
- 逐一。Jǐng chá zhú yī jiǎn chá le měi liàng chē de zhèng jiàn.The police checked the documents of each car one by one.
- 逐一。Miàn shì guān zhú yī wèn le měi gè hòu xuǎn rén sān gè wèn tí.The interviewer asked each candidate three questions one by one.
- 逐一。Tā zhú yī liè chū le suǒ yǒu xū yào gǎi jìn de dì fāng.He listed all the areas that need improvement one by one.
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