唯一

wéiyī

adjective HSK 5 #426

Meanings

1 only; sole; unique

Characters

Only one - the sole one.

Examples

你是我唯一的朋友。

Nǐ shì wǒ wéiyī de péngyou.

You are my only friend.

这是唯一的办法。

Zhè shì wéiyī de bànfǎ.

This is the only way.

他是班里唯一的外国学生。

Tā shì bān lǐ wéiyī de wàiguó xuéshēng.

He is the only foreign student in the class.

Tips

grammar

唯一 always comes before 的 + noun: 唯一的机会 (the only chance). It cannot be used as a predicate on its own.

Stroke Order

唯 wéi

一 yī