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to use / according to / so as to / in order to / by / with / because / Israel (abbrev.)
Usage
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以 [yǐ]
动词
1. 用,拿,把,将: use, take, hold, will; e.g., 以一当十 (one against ten), 以身作则 (lead by example).
2. 使,令: cause, make; e.g., 以彰其慢 (to make one's faults evident).
3. 凭借;仗恃: rely on; e.g., 富国以农 (a rich country relies on agriculture).
4. 认为,以为: consider; e.g., 我以日始出 (I consider it sunrise).
5. 做,从事: do, engage in; e.g., 情愿终身以之 (I am willing to dedicate my life to it).
名词
1. 原因,缘故: reason; e.g., 必有以也 (there must be a reason).
2. 无固定职业的人: unoccupied person; e.g., 以闲民 (idle person).
3. 以色列的简称: abbreviation for Israel; e.g., 阿以战争 (Arab-Israeli wars).
介词
1. 把,拿: by means of; e.g., 以刀劈狼 (using a knife to chop the wolf).
2. 依,按,凭: in accordance with; e.g., 何以谓之文 (how can it be called literature).
3. 在,于: in; e.g., 赏以春夏而刑以秋冬 (rewards in spring and summer, penalties in autumn and winter).
4. 从,自,由: from; e.g., 自古于今 (from ancient times to now).
5. 为: in order to, for; e.g., 以身殉职 (to sacrifice oneself for one's duty).
6. 因为,由于: because of; e.g., 以贪勤民 (due to greed).
7. 和,而: and; e.g., 夷以近 (barbarians are close).
8. 则,那么: then; e.g., 战而不胜,以亡随其后 (if defeated in battle, then death follows).
9. 才: only; e.g., 以至于寸 (only reaching one inch).
10. 表目的或结果等: aim; e.g., 智叟无以应 (the wise man has no means to respond).
助词
1. 用在单纯方位词或时间词之前,表示时间、方位、数量、质量、范围之类的界限: used before simple spatial or temporal words to indicate boundaries.
2. 加在句中,表示语气的舒缓或调整节奏: added in a sentence to soften tone or adjust rhythm.
3. 加在句尾,不示肯定语气: added at the sentence's end, not indicating a strong affirmation.
4. 加在能愿动词后,类似词的后缀: added after modal verbs, similar to a suffix; e.g., 可以, 得以, 能以.
to use foreigners to subdue foreigners (idiom); let the barbarians fight it out among themselves (traditional policy of successive dynasties) / Use Western science and technology to counter imperialist encroachment. (late Qing modernizing slogan)
in addition / moreover / (used before a disyllabic verb to indicate that the action of the verb is applied to sth or sb previously mentioned) / to apply (restrictions etc) to (sb) / to give (support, consideration etc) to (sth)
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.)
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