一一 (yī yī) — one by one; one after another | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

一一 is a neutral written adverb for 'one by one' or 'one after another' — sounds more formal than 各个 and lacks the rapid, overlapping sense of 纷纷 or 接二连三.

adverb

one by oneone after another

Examples

一一。
Tā bǎ wèn tí yī yī jiě jué le.
He solved the problems one by one.
一一。
Kè rén men yī yī zǒu jìn dà tīng.
The guests walked into the hall one after another.
一一。
Zhè xiē shū xū yào yī yī jiǎn chá.
These books need to be checked one by one.

Origin

Reduplicated word

构词法gòucífǎ

重叠chóngdiéReduplication

A syllable said twice — for affection, for softness, or simply because that is how the word is said.

The repeated 一 suggests each single item taken one after another.

Characters in this word

An abstract idea shown by a mark or a diagram rather than by a picture of an object.

一 is drawn as one horizontal stroke, marking the number one.

An abstract idea shown by a mark or a diagram rather than by a picture of an object.

一 is drawn as one horizontal stroke, marking the number one.

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