yī cì
first
first time
once
(math.) linear (of degree one)
dì yī cì
the first time
first
number one
yī cì xìng
one-off (offer)
one-time
single-use
disposable (goods)
yòu yī cì
yet again
once again
once more
bù zhǐ yī cì
many times
on more than one occasion
yī cì yòu yī cì
repeatedly
over and over again
yī cì shēng , liǎng cì shú
unfamiliar at first but you get used to it
strangers are first meeting, but soon friends
an acquired taste
yī cì shēng , liǎng cì shú
unfamiliar at first but you get used to it
strangers are first meeting, but soon friends
an acquired taste
shàng yī cì dàng , xué yī cì guāi
to take sth as a lesson for next time (idiom)
once bitten, twice shy