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以及

yǐ jí

Old HSK 5 HSK 3.0 level 5 2-character word

以及 (yǐ jí) means "as well as". It is an HSK 3.0 level 5 word, and was HSK 5 in the old six-level list.

What 以及 means

1. and; as well as

The characters in 以及

• 以yǐto use; by means of; according to
• 及jíand; to reach; up to

Example sentences

• 他爱笑以及享受生活。
  Tā ài xiào yǐjí xiǎngshòu shēnghuó.
  He loved to laugh and enjoy life.
• 他打出租车以及时赶到。
  Tā dǎ chūzūchē yǐ jíshí gǎndào.
  He took a taxi to get there in time.
• 我会帮你买菜，打扫，以及做晚餐。
  I'll do your shopping, clean up the house, and cook your dinner for you.
• 这是玛丽、他兄弟以及他们父母的房子。
  This is the house of Mary, her brother and their parents.
• 汉满蒙回藏（以及中国的其他少数族裔们）一家亲。
  Hàn mǎn mēng huí cáng （ yǐjí Zhōngguó de qítā shǎoshù zúyì men ） yījiā qīn.
  Han, Manchu, Mongol, Hui and Tibetan people (as well as other minority groups in China) are kins in one family.
• 它长着女人的头、狮子的身体、一双羽翅以及蛇尾巴。
  It had the head of a woman, the body of a lion, the wings of a bird, and the tail of a serpent.

Words containing 以及

• 幼吾幼，以及人之幼yòu wú yòu , yǐ jí rén zhī yòuto care for other's children as one's own
• 老吾老，以及人之老lǎo wú lǎo , yǐ jí rén zhī lǎoto honor old people as we do our own aged parents
• 老吾老，以及人之老，幼吾幼，以及人之幼lǎo wú lǎo , yǐ jí rén zhī lǎo , yòu wú yòu , yǐ jí rén zhī yòuto honor old people as we do our own aged parents, and care for other's children as one's…

Where 以及 is taught

In the GraphChinese course it is part of Expectation & Time Spans (HSK 5), each one a topic in the dependency graph of HSK 1–6 that opens only once its prerequisites are solid.

Go deeper

• Every HSK 5 word, with the rest of its level.
• The four tones and the neutral tone, to read yǐ jí correctly.
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