一二三四

yīèrsānsì

phrase #27,445

Meanings

1 one, two, three, four
2 counting up
3 step by step

Characters

Examples

教练喊着一二三四，让学生们跟着节奏做操。

Jiàoliàn hǎn zhe yī'èrsānsì, ràng xuéshēng men gēnzhe jiézòu zuò cāo.

The coach counted one, two, three, four to have the students do exercises in rhythm.

他把事情的来龙去脉一二三四地解释清楚了。

Tā bǎ shìqing de láilóngqùmài yī'èrsānsì de jiěshì qīngchǔ le.

He explained the whole matter clearly, step by step.

Tips

usage

一二三四 is often used rhythmically for drill commands, exercise counts, or figuratively to mean 'systematically' or 'step by step' when listing things in order.

Stroke Order

一 yī

二 èr

三 sān

四 sì