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Information of 以

Pinyin yǐ

Radical

人

Strokes

4 strokes

Usage

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Definition

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

以 [yǐ] 动词 1. 用，拿，把，将: e.g. 以一当十 (use one to take on ten). 2. 使，令: e.g. 以彰其慢 (make public its negligence). 3. 凭借;仗恃: e.g. 富国以农，距敌恃卒 (a rich country relies on agriculture and an army). 4. 认为，以为: e.g. 我以日始出 (I consider the day starts with sunrise). 5. 做，从事: e.g. 教育事业最有意义，情愿终身以之的 (I find education most meaningful and am willing to devote my life to it). 名词 1. 原因，缘故: e.g. 必有以也 (there must be a reason). 2. 无固定职业的人: e.g. 以闲民 (idler). 3. 以色列的简称: e.g. 阿以战争 (Arab-Israeli war). 介词 1. 把，拿: e.g. 以刀劈狼 (using a knife to chop a wolf). 2. 依，按，凭: e.g. 以残年余力 (based on remaining strength in old age). 3. 在，于: e.g. 以八月十三日斩于市 (executed on August 13th in the market). 4. 从，自，由: e.g. 自古于今，以天子 (from ancient times to now, regarding the emperor). 助词 1. 用在单纯方位词或时间词之前，表示时间、方位、数量、质量、范围之类的界限: e.g. 日观以西峰 (the sun observed at the west peak). 2. 加在句中，表示语气的舒缓或调整节奏: e.g. 微我无酒，以敖以游 (if I have no wine, I roam freely). 3. 加在句尾，不示肯定语气: e.g. 黄雀因是以 (the yellow sparrow thus…). 4. 加在能愿动词后，类似词的后缀: e.g. 可以;得以;能以 (can; able to).

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