一度

yī dù

for a time

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Usage of 一度

The word 一度 (yī dù) is commonly used in Mandarin to express the idea of 'once' or 'one time' when referring to an event or experience. It can also mean 'for a moment' or 'briefly' when asking someone to consider or try something. Additionally, 一度 is used as a measure word for degrees, especially temperature.

Common Collocations

  • 一度 (yī dù qù guò): to have been somewhere once.
  • 一度考虑 (yī dù kǎolǜ): to consider something for a moment.
  • 温度一度 (wēndù yī dù): one degree of temperature.

Nuances

When used to indicate a past experience, 一度 often implies that the event happened once and may carry a sense of nostalgia or significance. When used in requests or suggestions, it softens the tone, making the request polite and less forceful. As a measure word for degrees, it is precise and used in scientific or everyday contexts involving temperature or angles.

Common Confusion

Don't confuse 一度 with (yī cì), which also means 'once' but is more neutral and often used for counting occurrences. 一度 can carry a more temporal or experiential nuance, sometimes implying a single occasion with some emotional or situational weight.

예문

我一度去过那个城市,风景非常美。

Wǒ yī dù qù guò nàgè chéngshì, fēngjǐng fēicháng měi.

I once went to that city; the scenery was very beautiful.

请你一度考虑我的建议。

Qǐng nǐ yī dù kǎolǜ wǒ de jiànyì.

Please consider my suggestion for a moment.

温度一度上升,冰就开始融化了。

Wēndù yī dù shàngshēng, bīng jiù kāishǐ rónghuà le.

When the temperature rises by one degree, the ice starts to melt.

他一度想放弃,但最终坚持了下来。

Tā yī dù xiǎng fàngqì, dàn zuìzhōng jiānchí le xiàlái.

He once thought about giving up, but in the end, he persevered.