其一

qíyī

phrase #18,539

Meanings

1 one of (the given options)
2 the first
3 firstly

Characters

Examples

原因有三，其一是资金不足。

Yuányīn yǒu sān, qíyī shì zījīn bùzú.

There are three reasons — the first is insufficient funding.

这是我反对的原因之一，其一是成本太高。

Zhè shì wǒ fǎnduì de yuányīn zhī yī, qíyī shì chéngběn tài gāo.

This is one of the reasons I oppose it — firstly, the cost is too high.

Tips

usage

Often used in formal writing to enumerate points: 其一...其二...其三... (firstly... secondly... thirdly...). More formal than 第一.

Stroke Order

其 qí

一 yī