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# yi

noun/proper noun (Yi — a people, a language, a surname, a name); (Mandarin, pinyin) yī

«yi» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. (Mandarin, pinyin) yī means "one" in Mandarin Chinese; it sounds like English "ee". It is not an English word. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Y/yi/#m1)
2. (a name) The Yi are an ethnic group in south-west China, with their own Yi language and script. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Y/yi/#m2)
3. (a name) Yi is a common Korean and Chinese surname (also written Lee or Li), as in Admiral Yi Sun-sin of Korea. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Y/yi/#m3)
4. "Hi, yi!" is an excited shout or call. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Y/yi/#m4)

### In the lessons

In language lessons it is one of the first Mandarin numbers: yī, èr, sān (1, 2, 3). In geography it names a people of China. Phrases: yī, èr, sān; the Yi people.

### Examples

- In Mandarin, yī, èr, sān means one, two, three. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Y/yi/#x1)
- "Yi" sounds like "ee" to an English ear. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Y/yi/#x2)
- The Yi people live in the mountains of south-west China. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Y/yi/#x3)
- Admiral Yi Sun-sin is a hero in Korean history. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Y/yi/#x4)
- Yī gè píngguǒ means "one apple" in Mandarin. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Y/yi/#x5)
- The Yi language has its own script. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Y/yi/#x6)
- "Hi, yi!" said he, "here's a coat o' clay ready made, and a fine one. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Y/yi/#x7)

### Note

Not an English word. In pinyin the mark on yī shows a high, flat tone. As a name it takes a capital letter.

## In Jewish tradition

In language lessons it is one of the first Mandarin numbers: yī, èr, sān (1, 2, 3). In geography it names a people of China. Phrases: yī, èr, sān; the Yi people.

### Examples

- Adun or Adon, or Adonai, ADNI, are commonly translated L(?yi; Eliun, OLIUN, is the more usual form of " the most high one." (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/Y/yi/#x1)

### Note

Not an English word. In pinyin the mark on yī shows a high, flat tone. As a name it takes a capital letter.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «yi» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Y/yi/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«yi» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/yi.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «yi» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/Y/yi/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«yi» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/yi.html) on Mova free.