一一

yīyī

adverb HSK 7-9 #2,017

Meanings

1 one by one
2 one after another

Characters

Doubling 一 emphasizes going through items individually, one at a time.

Examples

老师一一回答了学生的问题。

Lǎoshī yīyī huídá le xuéshēng de wèntí.

The teacher answered the students' questions one by one.

请把名字一一念出来。

Qǐng bǎ míngzi yīyī niàn chūlái.

Please read out the names one by one.

Tips

grammar

一一 is placed before the verb: 一一检查 (check one by one), 一一介绍 (introduce one by one). More formal than 一个一个.

Stroke Order

一 yī