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Pinyin yǐ

Radical

人

Strokes

Definition

to use / according to / so as to / in order to / by / with / because / Israel (abbrev.)

Usage

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难以启齿 nán yǐ qǐ chǐ

to be too embarrassed to mention sth (idiom) / to find it hard to speak about sth

嗤之以鼻 chī zhī yǐ bí

to snort disdainfully / to scoff at / to turn up one's nose

有史以来 yǒu shǐ yǐ lái

since the beginning of history

以邻为壑 yǐ lín wéi hè

to use one's neighbor as a drain / to shift one's problems onto others (idiom)

以夷制夷 yǐ yí zhì yí

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)

梦寐以求 mèng mèi yǐ qiú

to yearn for sth even in one's dreams (idiom) / to long for sth day and night

孜孜以求 zī zī yǐ qiú

diligent and tireless (idiom)

以後 yǐ hòu

after / later / afterwards / following / later on / in the future

以彼之道 yǐ bǐ zhī dào

The way of the other

以待 yǐ dài

Waiting

很早以前 hěn zǎo yǐ qián

long before

以身作则 yǐ shēn zuò zé

to set an example (idiom); to serve as a model

难以忍受 nán yǐ rěn shòu

hard to endure / unbearable

忘乎所以 wàng hū suǒ yǐ

to get carried away / to forget oneself

持之以恒 chí zhī yǐ héng

to pursue unremittingly (idiom); to persevere

聊以自慰 liáo yǐ zì wèi

to find some consolation (idiom) / to find relief in

拭目以待 shì mù yǐ dài

lit. to wipe one's eyes and wait (idiom); to wait and see

挟天子以令诸侯 xié tiān zǐ yǐ lìng zhū hóu

(expr.) hold the feudal overlord and you control his vassals

冠以 guàn yǐ

to label / to call

以免 yǐ miǎn

in order to avoid / so as not to

晓之以理 xiǎo zhī yǐ lǐ

Dawn of reason

好整以暇 hào zhěng yǐ xiá

to be calm and unruffled in the midst of chaos or at a busy time (idiom)

授人以柄 shòu rén yǐ bǐng

to hand someone the swordhilt (idiom) / to give someone a hold on oneself

如愿以偿 rú yuàn yǐ cháng

to have one's wish fulfilled

以儆效尤 yǐ jǐng xiào yóu

in order to warn against following bad examples (idiom) / as a warning to others

借以 jiè yǐ

so as to / for the purpose of / in order to

以此 yǐ cǐ

with this / thereby / thus / because of this

以身殉职 yǐ shēn xùn zhí

die at one's post

坐以待毙 zuò yǐ dài bì

to sit and wait for death (idiom); resigned to one's fate

以求 yǐ qiú

in order to

相濡以沫 xiāng rú yǐ mò

to moisten with spittle (idiom); sharing meager resources / mutual help in humble circumstances

何以 hé yǐ

whence

所以 suǒ yǐ

therefore / as a result / so / the reason why

以及 yǐ jí

as well as / too / and

以来 yǐ lái

since (a previous event)

以后 yǐ hòu

after / later / afterwards / following / later on / in the future

难以 nán yǐ

hard to (predict, imagine etc)

以前 yǐ qián

before / formerly / previous / ago

以外 yǐ wài

apart from / other than / except for / external / outside of / on the other side of / beyond

加以 jiā yǐ

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)

以北 yǐ běi

to the north of (suffix)

以便 yǐ biàn

so that / so as to / in order to

得以 dé yǐ

able to / so that sb can / enabling / in order to / finally in a position to / with sth in view

以色列 Yǐ sè liè

Israel

以往 yǐ wǎng

in the past / formerly

以南 yǐ nán

to the south of (suffix)

以示 yǐ shì

To show

仅以身免 jǐn yǐ shēn miǎn

escape narrowly / escape with one's bare life / escape from being killed

乘以 chéng yǐ

(math.) multiplied with

习以为常 xí yǐ wéi cháng

accustomed to / used to

予以 yǔ yǐ

to give / to impose / to apply

夜以继日 yè yǐ jì rì

night and day (idiom); continuous strenuous effort

绳之以法 shéng zhī yǐ fǎ

to punish according to the law / to bring to justice

难以置信 nán yǐ zhì xìn

hard to believe / incredible

翘首以待 qiáo shǒu yǐ dài

to hold one's breath (in anticipation) (idiom) / to anxiously await

不以为耻 bù yǐ wéi chǐ

not to think it as shameful / not to be ashamed of / not to regard ... as a cause for shame / not to think it shameful to

聊以 liáo yǐ

to use it (or do it) for the purpose of (allaying hunger, relieving boredom etc) to some extent

以东 yǐ dōng

to the east of (suffix)

以为 yǐ wéi

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.)

之所以 zhī suǒ yǐ

the reason why

可以 kě yǐ

can / may / possible / able to / not bad / pretty good

以下 yǐ xià

that level or lower / that amount or less / the following

以至于 yǐ zhì yú

down to / up to / to the extent that...

以至 yǐ zhì

down to / up to / to such an extent as to ... / also written 以至於|以至于[yi3 zhi4 yu2]

以致 yǐ zhì

to such an extent as to / down to / up to

一言以蔽之 yī yán yǐ bì zhī

one word says it all (idiom, from Analects); to cut a long story short / in a nutshell

以讹传讹 yǐ é chuán é

to spread falsehoods / to increasingly distort the truth / to pile errors on top of errors (idiom)

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.

一以贯之 yī yǐ guàn zhī

One principle runs through it all. / one unity pervading all things

以工代赈 yǐ gōng dài zhèn

to provide work to relieve poverty

赖以 lài yǐ

to rely on / to depend on

赖以生存 lài yǐ shēng cún

survive on / live on

全力以赴 quán lì yǐ fù

to do at all costs / to make an all-out effort

不足以 bù zú yǐ

insufficient / inadequate / not enough

足以 zú yǐ

sufficient to... / so much so that / so that

辅以 fǔ yǐ

supplemented by / accompanied by / with

以逸待劳 yǐ yì dài láo

to wait at one's ease for the exhausted enemy / to nurture one's strength and bide one's time (idiom)

以史为鉴 yǐ shǐ wéi jiàn

to learn from history (idiom)

以防 yǐ fáng

(so as) to avoid / to prevent / (just) in case

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