以 yǐ

to use; by means of; according to

HSK 2 #23

Character data

HSK 2
Frequency 23rd character
Radical ⼈ (9.3)
Strokes 4
Index # 182

Definitions

以 yǐ
  1. 1. to use
  2. 2. by means of
  3. 3. according to
  4. 4. in order to
  5. 5. because of
  6. 6. at (a certain date or place)
  7. 7. abbr. for Israel 以色列yǐ sè liè

Stroke order

以 stroke order diagram
以 stroke order animation

Words containing 以

Word Meaning
可以 kě yǐ HSK 2
can; able to; may
所以 suǒ yǐ HSK 2
so; therefore; as a result
以前 yǐ qián HSK 3
before; formerly; previous
以为 yǐ wéi HSK 4
to think; to mistakenly think
以及 yǐ jí HSK 5
and; as well as; too
以来 yǐ lái HSK 5
since (a previous event)
足以 zú yǐ HSK 6
sufficient to...; so that; so much so that
以便 yǐ biàn HSK 6
so that; in order to; so as to
以往 yǐ wǎng HSK 6
in the past; formerly
全力以赴 quán lì yǐ fù HSK 6
to make an all-out effort; to do at all costs
以免 yǐ miǎn HSK 6
in order to avoid; so as not to
以致 yǐ zhì HSK 6
to such an extent as to; up to; down to
以至 yǐ zhì HSK 6
to such an extent as to ...; up to; down to
以后 yǐ hòu
in the future; later; later on
难以置信 nán yǐ zhì xìn
hard to believe; incredible
难以 nán yǐ
hard to (predict, imagine etc)
以外 yǐ wài
apart from; other than; except for
以下 yǐ xià
the following; that amount or less; that level or lower
之所以 zhī suǒ yǐ
the reason why
以上 yǐ shàng
the above-mentioned; that amount or more
有史以来 yǒu shǐ yǐ lái
since the beginning of history
以防万一 yǐ fáng wàn yī
to guard against the unexpected (idiom); just in case
以色列 yǐ sè liè
Israel
以至于 yǐ zhì yú
to the extent that...; up to; down to
自以为是 zì yǐ wéi shì
to be opinionated; to believe oneself infallible (idiom)
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