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宜

yí

HSK 2 Character

What 宜 means

1. proper
2. should
3. suitable
4. appropriate

Other readings

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

• Yísurname Yi

Example sentences

• 似乎很便宜。
  It seemed to be cheap.
• 这个很便宜。
  This is cheap.
• 他处理该事宜。
  Tā chǔlǐ gāi shìyí.
  He acted on the matter.
• 哇！真便宜啊！
  Wā! zhēn piányi ā!
  Wow! That's cheap!
• 它真的很便宜。
  It was really cheap.
• 今天鱼很便宜。
  Fish is cheap today.

Words starting with 宜

• 宜人yí rénnice; pleasant; charming; hospitable to people
• 宜昌市Yí chāng ShìYichang, prefecture-level city in Hubei Province 湖北省
• 宜于yí yúto be suitable for
• 宜家Yí jiāIKEA, Swedish furniture retailer
• 宜居yí jūlivable
• 宜兰Yí lánYilan city and county 宜兰县
• 宜城市Yí chéng ShìYicheng, a county-level city in Xiangyang City 襄阳市
• 宜州区Yí zhōu QūYizhou, a district of Hechi City 河池市
• 宜兴市Yí xīng ShìYixing, a county-level city in Wuxi City 无锡市
• 宜兰市Yí lán ShìYilan City in Yilan County 宜兰县
• 宜都市Yí dū ShìYidu, a county-level city in Yichang City 宜昌市
• 宜宾市Yí bīn ShìYibin, prefecture-level city in Sichuan Province 四川省
• 宜秀区Yí xiù QūYixiu, a district of Anqing City 安庆市
• 宜春市Yí chūn ShìYichun, prefecture-level city in Jiangxi Province 江西省
• 宜章县Yí zhāng XiànYizhang, a county in Chenzhou City 郴州市
• 宜良县Yí liáng XiànYiliang, a county in Kunming City 昆明市
• 宜兰县Yí lán XiànYilan County in northeast Taiwan
• 宜丰县Yí fēng XiànYifeng, a county in Yichun City 宜春市
• 宜阳县Yí yáng XiànYiyang, a county in Luoyang City 洛阳市
• 宜黄县Yí huáng XiànYihuang, a county in Fuzhou City 抚州市
• 宜君县Yí jūn XiànYijun, a county in Tongchuan City 铜川市
• 宜川县Yí chuān XiànYichuan, a county in Yan'an City 延安市
• 宜昌Yí chāngsee 宜昌市
• 宜春Yí chūnsee 宜春市

Words containing 宜

• 便宜pián yicheap; inexpensive; a petty advantage; to let sb off lightly
• 适宜shì yísuitable; appropriate
• 不宜bù yínot suitable; inadvisable; inappropriate
• 事宜shì yímatters; arrangements
• 不合时宜bù hé shí yíout of step with current thinking; outmoded; inappropriate for the occasion
• 占便宜zhàn pián yiadvantageous; favorable; to benefit at others' expense
• 相宜xiāng yíto be suitable or appropriate
• 小便宜xiǎo pián yipetty advantage; small gains
• 因地制宜yīn dì zhì yí(idiom) to use methods in line with local circumstances
• 便宜货pián yi huòa bargain; cheap goods
• 布宜诺斯艾利斯Bù yí nuò sī Ài lì sīBuenos Aires, capital of Argentina
• 允宜yǔn yíappropriate; apt
• 合宜hé yíappropriate
• 失宜shī yíinappropriate; improper
• 得宜dé yíproper; appropriate; suitable
• 时宜shí yícontemporary expectations
• 机宜jī yíguidelines; what to do (under given circumstances)
• 权宜quán yíexpedient
• 信宜市Xìn yí ShìXinyi, a county-level city in Maoming City 茂名市
• 合时宜hé shí yíin keeping with the current thinking; appropriate for the times (or for the occasion)
• 巴宜区Bā yí QūBayi, a district of Nyingchi City 林芝市
• 讨便宜tǎo pián yito look for a bargain; to seek advantage; to try to gain at expense of others
• 不入时宜bù rù shí yíout of step with current thinking; outmoded; inappropriate for the occasion
• 便宜行事biàn yí xíng shìact at one's discretion; act as one sees fit

Characters that look like 宜

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

• 变biànto change; to become different; to transform
• 室shìroom; work unit; grave
• 官guāngovernment official; governmental; official
• 宣xuānto declare (publicly); to announce
• 宫gōngpalace; temple; castration (as corporal punishment)
• 宏hónggreat; magnificent; macro (computing)

Sounds the same

Read yí, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 姨mother's sister; aunt
• 疑(bound form) to doubt; to suspect
• 移to move; to shift; to change
• 遗(bound form) to leave behind
• 仪apparatus; rites; appearance
• 怡harmony; pleased
• 咦expression of surprise
• 夷non-Han people, esp. to the East of China; barbarians; to wipe out
• 颐(literary) chin; jaw; (literary) to foster; to nurture; to protect
• 彝(archaic) wine vessel; (archaic) sacrificial vessel; (literary) rule; convention
• 蛇used in 委蛇
• 贻to present; to bequeath