| 一 |
yī xiē | some / a few / a little / (following an adjective) slightly ...er |
| 一 |
yī | one / single / a (article) / as soon as / entire; whole; all; throughout / "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) / also pr. [yao1] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit |
| 些 |
xiē | classifier indicating a small amount or small number greater than 1: some, a few, several |