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以

以 yǐ

ㄧˇ
PrepConjHSK 7-9TOCFL L3core 10k
1to use
2by means of
3according to
4in order to
5because of
6at (a certain date or place)

Characters

以

Examples

yǐ以tā他de的xīn shuǐ薪水bú不huì会hěn很fù yù富裕。
以他的薪水不会很富裕。
He won't get fat on his salary.
他以总统的身份访问了日本。
He visited Japan in the character of President.
我们的对话总是以争吵收场。
Our conversation always ends in a quarrel.

In the story library

玄奘取经L4胡同与四合院L5《世说新语》选读L6《山海经》选读L6先秦寓言原文选读L6

More words starting with 以

以后yǐhòu以前yǐqián以为yǐwéi以上yǐshàng以下yǐxià以外yǐwài以来yǐlái以及yǐjí

See also: words & characters pronounced yǐ