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宜 Yí

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宜 Yí Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
Yí | Yi2
English translation
surname Yi
proper
should
suitable
appropriate
fitting, proper, right; what one should do

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About 宜 Yí

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Number of strokes

8

Traditional form

宜 Yí

Contains the radical

宀 gài

Part of speech

Verb-like morpheme / 动词性语素 Dòngcí xìng yǔsù

Learning hint

A memorial service 且 qiě  held in a house 宀 gài

Etymology of 宜 Yí

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Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

⿱宀且

Explanation

Originally a pictograph of two pieces of meat (肉 ròu ) on a table. Based on the original meaning "delicacy" or "fine food". The meaning later shifted to "proper".

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Example sentences using 宜 Yí

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这 zhè 本书老少 lǎo shào 皆宜.

This is a book for young and old.

你 nǐ 个子 gèzi 高 Gāo ,打 dá 排球 pái qiú 占便宜 zhàn pián yi .

In playing volleyball you have the advantage of being tall.

本 běn 店 diàn 的 de 手提包 shǒu tí bāo 最 zuì 便宜 biànyí 的 de 五 wǔ 镑 bàng ,最 zuì 贵 guì 的 de 八十 bā shí 镑 bàng .

Our handbags cost from 5 pounds to 80 pounds.

这 zhè 件 jiàn 衬衫 chènshān 是 shì 便宜货 pián yi huò ,大减价时 shí 只 zhǐ 卖 mài 十五 shí wǔ 英镑 Yīng bàng .

This shirt was a bargain — only ￡15 in a sale.

他 tā 要 yāo 了 le 我 wǒ 五十 wǔ shí 元 Yuán , 我 wǒ 觉得 juéde 挺 tǐng 便宜 biànyí .

He charged me fifty dollars, which seemed pretty cheap to me.

Words with 宜 Yí

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
便宜 biànyí cheap便宜 biànyí
宜 Yí proper宜 Yí
事宜 shì yí matters事宜 shì yí
不宜 bù yí not suitable不宜 bù yí
适宜 shìyí suitable適宜
不合时宜 bù hé shí yí untimely不合時宜
便宜货 pián yi huò a bargain便宜貨
布宜诺斯艾利斯 Bù yí nuò sī Aì lì sī Buenos Aires, capital of Argentina布宜諾斯艾利斯
占便宜 zhàn pián yi advantageous佔便宜
因地制宜 yīn dì zhì yí (idiom) to use methods in line with local circumstances因地制宜 yīn dì zhì yí
宜人 yí rén nice宜人 yí rén
权宜之计 quán yí zhī jì makeshift stratagem權宜之計
宜昌 Yí chāng Yichang prefecture level city in Hubei宜昌 Yí chāng
时宜 shí yí timely時宜
宜宾 Yí bīn Yibin prefecture level city in Sichuan宜賓
事不宜迟 shì bù yí chí there's no time to lose事不宜遲
宜兴 Yí xīng Yixing county level city in Wuxi 無錫|无锡 Wú xī [Wú​xī], Jiangsu宜興
相宜 xiāng yí to be suitable or appropriate相宜 xiāng yí
合宜 hé yí appropriate合宜 hé yí
宜春 Yí chūn Yichun prefecture level city in Jiangxi宜春 Yí chūn
宜昌市 Yí chāng shì Yichang prefecture level city in Hubei宜昌市 Yí chāng shì
宜宾市 Yí bīn shì Yibin prefecture level city in Sichuan宜賓市

宜 Yí Decomposition & Compounds

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宜 Yí Decomposition

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宜 Yí Compounds

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