| 1 | 不宜 | 不宜 | bù yí | bu4 yi2 | not suitable; inadvisable; inappropriate | | |
| 2 | 便宜 | 便宜 | biàn yí | bian4 yi2 | convenient | | |
| 3 | 宜 | 宜 | yí | Yi2 | proper; should; suitable; appropriate; surname Yi | | |
| 4 | 因地制宜 | 因地制宜 | yīn dì zhì yí | yin1 di4 zhi4 yi2 | (idiom) to use methods in line with local circumstances | | |
| 5 | 宜昌 | 宜昌 | yí chāng | Yi2 chang1 | Yichang prefecture level city in Hubei | | |
| 6 | 宜于 | 宜於 | yí yú | yi2 yu2 | to be suitable for | | |
| 7 | 合于时宜 | 合于時宜 | hé yú shí yí | he2 yu2 shi2 yi2 | in keeping with the current thinking; appropriate for the times (or for the occasion) | | |
| 8 | 权宜之计 | 權宜之計 | quán yí zhī jì | quan2 yi2 zhi1 ji4 | plan of convenience (idiom); stop-gap measure; makeshift stratagem; interim step | | |
| 9 | 权宜之策 | 權宜之策 | quán yí zhī cè | quan2 yi2 zhi1 ce4 | stratagem of convenience (idiom); stop-gap measure; makeshift plan; interim step | | |
| 10 | 权宜 | 權宜 | quán yí | quan2 yi2 | expedient | | |
| 11 | 浓密相宜 | 濃密相宜 | nóng mì xiāng yí | nong2 mi4 xiang1 yi2 | proper distribution of colors (esp. in painting) (idiom) | | |
| 12 | 面授机宜 | 面授機宜 | miàn shòu jī yí | mian4 shou4 ji1 yi2 | to give direct instructions on the way to deal with a matter; to brief personally (idiom) | | |
| 13 | 老少咸宜 | 老少咸宜 | lǎo shào xián yí | lao3 shao4 xian2 yi2 | suitable for young and old | | |
| 14 | 老少皆宜 | 老少皆宜 | lǎo shào jiē yí | lao3 shao4 jie1 yi2 | suitable for both the young and the old | | |
| 15 | 价格便宜 | 價格便宜 | jià gé biàn yí | jia4 ge2 bian4 yi2 | Prices are cheap | | |
| 16 | 机宜 | 機宜 | jī yí | ji1 yi2 | guidelines; what to do (under given circumstances) | | |
| 17 | 合宜 | 合宜 | hé yí | he2 yi2 | appropriate | | |
| 18 | 合时宜 | 合時宜 | hé shí yí | he2 shi2 yi2 | in keeping with the current thinking; appropriate for the times (or for the occasion) | | |
| 19 | 分宜县 | 分宜縣 | fēn yí xiàn | Fen1 yi2 xian4 | Fenyi county in Xinyu 新余 , Jiangxi | | |
| 20 | 儿童不宜 | 兒童不宜 | ér tóng bù yí | er2 tong2 bu4 yi2 | to be unsuitable for children (idiom) | | |
| 21 | 得宜 | 得宜 | dé yí | de2 yi2 | proper; appropriate; suitable | | |
| 22 | 坐失机宜 | 坐失機宜 | zuò shī jī yí | zuo4 shi1 ji1 yi2 | to sit and waste a good opportunity (idiom); to lose the chance | | |
| 23 | 不入时宜 | 不入時宜 | bù rù shí yí | bu4 ru4 shi2 yi2 | out of step with current thinking; outmoded; inappropriate for the occasion | | |
| 24 | 不合时宜 | 不合時宜 | bù hé shí yí | bu4 he2 shi2 yi2 | out of step with current thinking; outmoded; inappropriate for the occasion | | |
| 25 | 便宜行事 | 便宜行事 | biàn yí xíng shì | bian4 yi2 xing2 shi4 | act at one's discretion; act as one sees fit | | |