以 yǐ

by means of; thereby, therefore; consider as; in order to

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DEFINITIONS

以 yǐ
  • old variant of 以[yi3]
  • abbr. for Israel 以色列[Yi3 se4 lie4]
  • to use
  • by means of
  • according to
  • in order to
  • because of
  • at (a certain date or place)

STROKES

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WORDS

可以 kě yǐ
HSK 2
can; may; possible; able to; not bad; pretty good
所以 suǒ yǐ
HSK 2
therefore; as a result; so; the reason why
以前 yǐ qián
HSK 3
before; formerly; previous; ago
以为 yǐ wéi
HSK 4
to think (i.e. to take it to be true that ...) (Usually there is an implication that the notion is mistaken – except when expressing one's own current opinion.)
以及 yǐ jí
HSK 5
as well as; too; and
以来 yǐ lái
HSK 5
since (a previous event)
足以 zú yǐ
HSK 6
sufficient to...; so much so that; so that
以便 yǐ biàn
HSK 6
so that; so as to; in order to
以往 yǐ wǎng
HSK 6
in the past; formerly
全力以赴 quán lì yǐ fù
HSK 6
to do at all costs; to make an all-out effort
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; down to; up to
以至 yǐ zhì
HSK 6
down to; up to; to such an extent as to ...; also written 以至於|以至于[yi3 zhi4 yu2]
以后 yǐ hòu after; later; afterwards; following; later on; in the future
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; external; outside of; on the other side of; beyond
以下 yǐ xià that level or lower; that amount or less; the following
之所以 zhī suǒ yǐ the reason why
以上 yǐ shàng that level or higher; that amount or more; the above-mentioned; (used to indicate that one has completed one's remarks) That is all.
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; prepared for any eventualities
以色列 yǐ sè liè Israel
以至于 yǐ zhì yú down to; up to; to the extent that...
自以为是 zì yǐ wéi shì to believe oneself infallible (idiom); to be opinionated
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