Chinese Word: 宜 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

宜HSK 2

Pinyin: yí

English Definition: proper; should; suitable; appropriate

Chinese Definition:
①适合，适当：宜人。宜于。合宜。权宜。适宜。相宜。
②应该，应当：事不宜迟。
③当然，无怪：宜其无往而不利也。
④姓氏。

Total strokes: 8; Radical: 宀

Ideographic: A memorial service 且 held in a house 宀

Character Formation:

⿱ Above to below
- 宀 [gàimian2] roof; house
- 且 [ qiě ] moreover, also (post-subject); about to, will soon (pre-verb)

Similar Characters: 宫官宦苴

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适宜	shì yí	suitable; appropriate	HSK 6
不宜	bù yí	not suitable; inadvisable; inappropriate	HSK 6
因地制宜	yīn dì zhì yí	(idiom) to use methods in line with local circumstances
事宜	shì yí	matters; arrangements
宜人	yí rén	nice; pleasant; charming; hospitable to people

More: 宜* | *宜 | *宜*

1		zhè 这 jiàn 件 yī fú yí 衣服宜 zài 在 xià tiān 夏天 chuān 穿。 This dress is appropriate for a summer day.
2		yǐ qián 以前 rén men 人们 rèn wéi 认为 bù 不 yí 宜 zhǒng 种 shù 树 de 的 shān shàng 山上 dōu 都 zhòng zhí 种植 le 了 cì kuí 刺櫆 děng 等 qí tā 其他 jīng jì lín 经济林。 Those mountains previously regarded as useless in terms of forestry are all covered with Chinese Prickly ash and other cash trees.
3		rán ér 然而， zhè xiē 这些 guān diǎn 观点 bìng 并 méi yǒu 没有 shǐ 使 nà xiē 那些 rèn wéi 认为 zhè gè 这个 zhí wèi 职位 de 的 rèn mìng 任命 bì xū 必须 yí 宜 zǎo 早 bù 不 yí chí 宜迟 de 的 rén 人 mǎn yì 满意。 However, those comments have yet to satisfy those who believe that the job must be filled sooner rather than later.
4		tā 它 bù 不 yí 宜 fù shù 复述。 It doesn't bear repeating.
5		shì shí shàng 事实上， yǒu xiē 有些 zhōng guó 中国 rén 人 yǐ jīng 已经 jiāng 将 yí 宜 jiā 家 zuò wéi 作为 tā men 他们 zì jǐ 自己 jiā 家 tíng 庭 de 的 yí gè 一个 yán shēn 延伸。 In fact, some Chinese have always treated IKEA like an extension of their own homes.

1		zhè 这 jiàn 件 yī fú yí 衣服宜 zài 在 xià tiān 夏天 chuān 穿。 This dress is appropriate for a summer day.
2		yǐ qián 以前 rén men 人们 rèn wéi 认为 bù 不 yí 宜 zhǒng 种 shù 树 de 的 shān shàng 山上 dōu 都 zhòng zhí 种植 le 了 cì kuí 刺櫆 děng 等 qí tā 其他 jīng jì lín 经济林。 Those mountains previously regarded as useless in terms of forestry are all covered with Chinese Prickly ash and other cash trees.
3		rán ér 然而， zhè xiē 这些 guān diǎn 观点 bìng 并 méi yǒu 没有 shǐ 使 nà xiē 那些 rèn wéi 认为 zhè gè 这个 zhí wèi 职位 de 的 rèn mìng 任命 bì xū 必须 yí 宜 zǎo 早 bù 不 yí chí 宜迟 de 的 rén 人 mǎn yì 满意。 However, those comments have yet to satisfy those who believe that the job must be filled sooner rather than later.
4		tā 它 bù 不 yí 宜 fù shù 复述。 It doesn't bear repeating.
5		shì shí shàng 事实上， yǒu xiē 有些 zhōng guó 中国 rén 人 yǐ jīng 已经 jiāng 将 yí 宜 jiā 家 zuò wéi 作为 tā men 他们 zì jǐ 自己 jiā 家 tíng 庭 de 的 yí gè 一个 yán shēn 延伸。 In fact, some Chinese have always treated IKEA like an extension of their own homes.