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以 yǐ

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以 yǐ Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
yǐ | yi3
English translation
old variant of 以 yǐ [yǐ]
to use
according to
so as to
by means of
in order to
by
with
because
abbr. for Israel 以色列 Yǐ sè liè [Yǐ sè liè]
according to; so as to; because of; then
old variant of 以 yǐ [yi3]

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About 以 yǐ

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HSK level

4

Number of strokes

4

Traditional form

以 yǐ

Contains the radical

人 rén

Part of speech

Preposition / 介词 jiè cí Jiècí

Etymology of 以 yǐ

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Positional decomposition

⿰？人 rén

Explanation

Origin unclear. The right component is 人 rén (person).

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Example sentences using 以 yǐ

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当 dāng 所有 suǒyǒu 的 de 庄稼 zhuāngjia 都 dōu 安全 ānquán 入仓后 Hòu , 农民 nóngmín 们 men 便 biàn 可以 kěyǐ 休息 xiūxi 了 le .

When all the crops are safely gathered in, the farmers can rest.

汉 Hàn 德尔以 yǐ 先于萨姆·约翰逊 Yuē hàn xùn 0.06秒 miǎo 的 de 成绩 chéngjì 获得 huòdé 金牌 jīn pái .

Handle won the gold medal with 06 second in front of Sam Johnson.

他 tā 眼睛 yǎnjing 眯成一条缝 féng ,嘴巴 zuǐ ba 微微 wēi wēi 咧开,不以为然 bù yǐ wéi rán 地 de 轻轻 qīng qīng “ 哼 hēng ” 了 le 一声 yī shēng .

His eyes narrowed and his mouth widened slightly with the ghost of a superior " Hm! "

狗 gǒu 摇 Yáo 尾巴 wěiba 以 yǐ 报答 bàodá 人们 rén men 的 de 爱护 àihù .

A dog reacts to kindness by wagging its tail.

费用 fèi yòng 以 yǐ 200元 Yuán 为 wéi 限 xiàn .

The expenses shall not exceed 200 yuan.

Words with 以 yǐ

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
可以 kěyǐ can可以 kěyǐ
以 yǐ to use以 yǐ
所以 suǒyǐ therefore所以 suǒyǐ
以为 yǐwéi to think (i.e. to take it to be true that ...) (Usually there is an implication that the notion is mistaken – except when expressing one's own current opinion.)以為
以前 yǐqián before以前 yǐqián
以后 yǐ hòu after以後
以及 yǐjí too以及 yǐjí
以上 yǐ shàng that level or higher以上 yǐ shàng
以来 yǐlái since (a previous event)以來
以下 yǐ xià that level or lower以下 yǐ xià
难以 nán yǐ hard to (predict, imagine etc)難以
以外 yǐ wài apart from以外 yǐ wài
之所以 zhī suǒ yǐ the reason why之所以 zhī suǒ yǐ
以色列 Yǐ sè liè Israel以色列 Yǐ sè liè
以往 yǐwǎng in the past以往 yǐwǎng
难以置信 nán yǐ zhì xìn hard to believe難以置信
予以 yǔ yǐ to give予以 yǔ yǐ
足以 zúyǐ so that足以 zúyǐ
加以 jiā yǐ in addition加以 jiā yǐ
得以 dé yǐ able to得以 dé yǐ
以便 yǐbiàn so that以便 yǐbiàn
以此 yǐ cǐ with this以此 yǐ cǐ
以内 yǐ nèi within以內
以免 yǐmiǎn so as not to以免 yǐmiǎn
有史以来 yǒu shǐ yǐ lái since the beginning of history有史以來

以 yǐ Decomposition & Compounds

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以 yǐ Decomposition

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以 yǐ Compounds

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