以

To use in Chinese: 以 (yǐ)

yǐ

to use

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-92 example sentences

Definitions

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

Stroke order

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以

Zhuyin

This word’s pronunciation in Bopomofo.

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ㄧˇ

yǐ

ㄧ/ iˇ/ third tone

Example sentences

See 以 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 物以类聚。

    wù yǐ lèi jù。

    Birds of a feather flock together.

  • 难以置信!

    nán yǐ zhì xìn!

    Unbelievable!

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Related words

可以

kě yǐ

can

所以

suǒ yǐ

therefore

以后

yǐ hòu

after

以前

yǐ qián

before

以为

yǐ wéi

to think (i.e. to take it to be true that ...) (Usually there is an implication that the notion is mistaken – except when expressing one's own current opinion.)

以及

yǐ jí

as well as

以来

yǐ lái

since (a previous event)

以上

yǐ shàng

that level or higher

以外

yǐ wài

apart from

以下

yǐ xià

that level or lower

以内

yǐ nèi

within

得以

dé yǐ

able to

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