Chinese Word: 以 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

以HSK 4

Pinyin: yǐ
English Definition: abbr. for Israel 以色列 ; to use; by means of; according to; in order to; because of; at (a certain date or place)

Total strokes: 5; Radical: 人

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 人 [ rén ] man, person; people

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Example Words:

可以 [ kě yǐ ]: can; may; possible; able to; not bad; pretty good

以及 [ yǐ jí ]: as well as; too; and

所以 [ suǒ yǐ ]: therefore; as a result; so; the reason why

以后 [ yǐ hòu ]: after; later; afterwards; following; later on; in the future

以来 [ yǐ lái ]: since (a previous event)

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Example Sentences

tā
他
zǒng shì
总是
yǐ
以
wǒ de
我的
biǎo
表
wéi zhǔn
为准
duì
对
tā
他
de
的
biǎo
表

。

He always sets his watch by mine.
tā men
他们
jǔ xíng
举行
le
了
yí gè
一个
zhāo dài huì
招待会
yǐ
以
yíng jiē
迎接
tā
他
de
的
dào lái
到来

。

They held an acception to salute his coming.
gù shì
故事
yǐ
以
tā men de
他们的
hūn yīn
婚姻
kāi shǐ
开始

。

The story begins with their marriage.
zài
在
shí yàn
实验
zhōng
中

，
wǒ men
我们
fā xiàn
发现
shēng yīn
声音
yǐ
以
bù tóng
不同
de
的
sù dù
速度
tōng guò
通过
bù tóng
不同
de
的
wù zhì
物质
ér
而
chuán bō
传播

。

In experimenting we find out that sound travels with different velocities through different substances.
tā
他
yǐ
以
yì xiē
一些
wù zhèng
物证
zuò wéi
作为
kòng gào
控告
de
的
zhèng jù
证据

。

He evidenced his accusation with some material evidence.

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