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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
yī | yi1
English translation
to depend on
to comply with or listen to sb
according to
in the light of
to rely on; to consent, to obey; according to

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Number of strokes

8

Traditional form

Contains the radical

rén

Part of speech

Adverb / 副词 fù cí Fù cí

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person

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

亻衣

Semantic compound

rén

Phonetic compound

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. rén represents the meaning and represents the sound.

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sōu chuán 孤零无依地漂泊 piāo bó le 一阵子 yī zhèn zi .

The ship drifted helplessly for a time.

苍茫 cāng máng 依然 yīrán , 光辉 guānghuī zhēng 穿透 chuān tòu chén huī de céng yún .

Misty it is still, glowing through clouds of dust and reek.

道路 dào lù shǎng 积雪 jī xuě , dàn 屋顶 wū dǐng 草地 cǎo dì shù shǎng 依然 yīrán 披着银装.

The roads had been cleaned of snow, but the roof tops , grass and trees were still sugared white.

zhè 本书依次 yī cì dòu Zhāng huì gēng hǎo .

The book is more satisfying if you read each chapter in sequence.

le 大嫂 dà sǎo 以后 yǐ hòu 为什么 wèishénme yòu 依然 yīrán xiǎng zhāo méi 表姐 biǎo jiě ?

After marrying Jui - chueh why was he still thinking of Cousin Mei?

Words with

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
依然 yīrán still依然 yīrán
依靠 yīkào to depend on依靠 yīkào
to depend on
依据 yījù basis依據
依旧 yījiù as before依舊
依法 yī fǎ legal (proceedings)依法 yī fǎ
依赖 yīlài to depend on依賴
依照 yī zhào according to依照 yī zhào
依次 yī cì in order依次 yī cì
依托 yītuō to rely on依託
依我看 yī wǒ kàn in my opinion依我看 yī wǒ kàn
依附 yī fù to adhere依附 yī fù
依偎 yī wēi to nestle against依偎 yī wēi
依恋 yī liàn to cling to依戀
相依为命 xiāng yī wéi mìng interdependent相依為命
皈依 guī yī to convert to (a religion)皈依 guī yī
依稀 yī xī vaguely依稀 yī xī
依存 yī cún dependent on依存 yī cún
无依无靠 wú yī wú kào orphaned無依無靠
相依 xiāng yī to be interdependent相依 xiāng yī
蔡依林 Cài Yī lín Jolin Tsai (1980-), Taiwanese singer蔡依林 Cài Yī lín
依依不舍 yī yī bù shě reluctant to part (idiom); broken-hearted at having to leave依依不捨

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Decomposition

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