一度 (yīdù) · for a time

一度 (yīdù) means “for a time; at one time; once”. It is written with 2 characters: 一 (one) + 度 (degree). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).

How 一度 is built

The characters

一 yī · one

What 一 is made of

一 is not built from smaller parts; it is written with 1 strokes.

Origin hint: Represents heaven (天), earth (旦), or the number 1 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)

度 dù · degree

What 度 is made of

广guǎng — broad
- 丶 — dot
- 厂chǎng — cliff
廿niàn — twenty
- 廾gǒng — two hands
- 一 — horizontal stroke
又yòu — (once) again

Origin hint: Twenty 廿 people 又 meeting inside a building 广 to deliberate (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)

Example sentences

他一度想放弃学习中文。Tā yīdù xiǎng fàngqì xuéxí zhōngwén.For a while he wanted to give up learning Chinese.

这首歌一度非常流行。Zhè shǒu gē yīdù fēicháng liúxíng.This song was very popular at one time.

Questions about 一度

What does 一度 mean?

一度 (yīdù) means “for a time; at one time; once”.

How do you pronounce 一度?

一度 is pronounced yīdù.

Which HSK level is 一度?

一度 is in Old HSK 6.

Related words

Learn 一度 with its group

It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 213: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.

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