一次性

Mandarin · pinyin yī cì xìng

Meanings

  1. one-off (offer)
  2. one-time
  3. single-use
  4. disposable (goods)
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一
yī · one; a, an; alone
次
cì · order, sequence; next
性
xìng · nature, character, sex
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1–4–4 · yi1 ci4 xing4

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adj

  1. (attributive) one-time; one-off
  2. (attributive) single-use; disposable

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