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以

yǐ

HSK 4 Character

What 以 means

1. to use
2. by means of
3. according to
4. in order to
5. because of
6. at (a certain date or place)

Other readings

以 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• yǐold variant of {以|yǐ}
• yǐold variant of {以|yǐ}
• Yǐabbr. for Israel {以色列|Yǐ sè liè}

Example sentences

• 以上。
  That's all.
• 所以？
  And so?
• 可以。
  That's okay.
• 以毒攻毒
  Yǐdúgōngdú
  Fight fire with fire.
• 可以啊。
  Could be, could be.
• 物以类聚。
  Wùyǐlèijù.
  Birds of a feather flock together.

Words starting with 以

• 以后yǐ hòuafter; later; afterwards
• 以及yǐ jíand; as well as
• 以前yǐ qiánbefore; formerly; previous
• 以为yǐ wéito think; to believe…
• 以上yǐ shàngthat level or higher; that amount or more; the above-mentioned…
• 以来yǐ láisince (used after a specified time or event)
• 以下yǐ xiàthat level or lower; that amount or less; the following
• 以便yǐ biànso that; so as to; in order to
• 以往yǐ wǎngin the past; formerly
• 以免yǐ miǎnin order to avoid; so as not to
• 以至yǐ zhìdown to; up to; to such an extent as to ...
• 以致yǐ zhìwith the result that
• 以外yǐ wàiapart from; other than; except for
• 以色列Yǐ sè lièIsrael
• 以至于yǐ zhì yúdown to; up to; to the extent that...
• 以内yǐ nèiwithin; less than
• 以防yǐ fáng(so as) to avoid; to prevent; (just) in case
• 以求yǐ qiúin order to
• 以北yǐ běito the north of (suffix)
• 以南yǐ nánto the south of (suffix)
• 以人为本yǐ rén wéi běnpeople-oriented
• 以西yǐ xīto the west of (suffix)
• 以东yǐ dōngto the east of (suffix)
• 以期yǐ qīin order to; hoping to; attempting to

Words containing 以

• 可以kě yǐcan; may; possible
• 所以suǒ yǐtherefore; as a result; so
• 足以zú yǐsufficient to...; so much so that; so that
• 予以yǔ yǐto give; to impose; to apply
• 难以nán yǐhard to (predict, imagine etc)
• 全力以赴quán lì yǐ fù(idiom) to make an all-out effort
• 之所以zhī suǒ yǐ(after a noun N and before a predicate P) the reason why N P; Example: 我之所以讨厌他
• 加以jiā yǐ(formal) to apply; to carry out; to take action to (do sth)…
• 得以dé yǐable to; so that sb can; enabling
• 何以hé yǐ(literary) why; how
• 不以为然bù yǐ wéi ránnot to accept as correct (idiom); to object; to disapprove; to take exception to
• 用以yòng yǐin order to; so as to
• 长期以来cháng qī yǐ láifor a long time
• 自以为是zì yǐ wéi shìto believe oneself infallible (idiom); to be opinionated
• 难以置信nán yǐ zhì xìn(idiom) hard to believe; incredible
• 有史以来yǒu shǐ yǐ láisince the beginning of history
• 如愿以偿rú yuàn yǐ chángto have one's wish fulfilled
• 梦寐以求mèng mèi yǐ qiú(lit.) to yearn for sth even in one's dreams (idiom); (fig.) to deeply long for; to covet
• 自古以来zì gǔ yǐ láisince ancient times
• 习以为常xí yǐ wéi chángaccustomed to; used to
• 赖以lài yǐto rely on; to depend on
• 难以忍受nán yǐ rěn shòuhard to endure; unbearable
• 所以然suǒ yǐ ránthe reason why
• 有生以来yǒu shēng yǐ lái(idiom) since birth; for one's whole life

Characters that look like 以

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 双shuāngtwo; double; pair

Sounds the same

Read yǐ, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 已already; to stop; then
• 椅chair
• 乙second of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干; second in order…
• 蚁ant
• 矣classical final particle, similar to modern 了
• 倚to lean on; to rely upon
• 尾horse's tail; pointed posterior section of a locust etc
• 苡used in 芣苡; see 薏苡
• 旖used in 旖旎
• 螘ant; variant of 蚁
• 钇yttrium (chemistry)
• 扆screen