Meaning of 以
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
yǐ
- to use
- by means of
- according to
- in order to
- because of
- at (a certain date or place)
Yǐ
- abbr. for Israel 以色列[Yi3 se4 lie4]
yǐ
- old variant of 以[yi3]
yǐ
- old variant of 以[yi3]
以 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
我们可以相信她吗？
Can we trust her?
今晚可以住你家吗？
Can you put me up tonight?
好，你可以回家了。
OK, you're free to go home.
我可以吃点什么吗？
May I eat something?
我以前见过你吗？
Have I ever met you before?
Stroke order for each character
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以 yǐ · to use · 4 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 以.
| 可以 | kěyǐ | can; may |
| 所以 | suǒyǐ | therefore; as a result |
| 以为 | yǐwéi | to think; to believe (often with the implication that the belief is mistaken – unless refe |
| 以前 | yǐqián | before; formerly |
| 以后 | yǐhòu | after; later |
| 以上 | yǐshàng | that level or higher; that amount or more; the above-mentioned |
| 以外 | yǐwài | apart from; other than |
| 以下 | yǐxià | that level or lower; that amount or less |
| 以来 | yǐlái | since (used after a specified time or event) |
| 以及 | yǐjí | and; as well as |
| 以内 | yǐnèi | within; less than |
| 难以 | nányǐ | hard to (predict, imagine etc) |
Questions about 以
What does 以 mean?
以 (yǐ) means "to use; by means of" and is used as a preposition and conjunction.
How do you write 以?
以 is made of 1 character: 以 (4 strokes). That is 4 strokes in total.
Is 以 an HSK word?
Yes. 以 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.