以及 meaning in English

yǐjí

and; as well as

HSK 4conjunction7 strokes

Meaning of 以及

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

yǐjí

and; as well as

How to use 以及

以及 is a formal, written-style "and" or "as well as," used to join nouns or noun phrases, usually before the last item in a list. You see it often in news, reports and speeches. Example: 老师、学生以及家长都来了。(Lǎoshī, xuésheng yǐjí jiāzhǎng dōu lái le.) Teachers, students, as well as parents all came.

以 (yǐ) means "by means of" and 及 (jí) means "to reach." Picture a list that keeps going until it reaches one more item: A, B, 以及 C.

Common mistake: Learners use 以及 to join two clauses or verbs, like "我吃饭以及看电视." In that case, use 然后 or 还 instead. Also, in casual speech 和 (hé) sounds more natural, so 以及 can sound stiff in everyday conversation.

以及 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

这zhè是shì玛mǎ丽lì、他tā兄xiōng弟dì以yǐ及jí他tā们men父fù母mǔ的de房fáng子zi。

This is the house of Mary, her brother and their parents.

我wǒ会huì帮bāng你nǐ买mǎi菜cài，打dǎ扫sǎo，以yǐ及jí做zuò晚wǎn餐cān。

I'll do your shopping, clean up the house, and cook your dinner for you.

他tā打dǎ出chū租zū车chē以yǐ及jí时shí赶gǎn到dào。

He took a taxi to get there in time.

我wǒ想xiǎng要yào一yí个gè洋yáng娃wá娃wá，一yī辆liàng新xīn自zì行xíng车chē……以yǐ及jí世shì界jiè和hé平píng。

I'd like a doll, a new bicycle..... and peace on earth!

那nà个ge时shí候hòu，我wǒ们men只zhǐ能néng听tīng到dào关guān于yú盗dào窃qiè、杀shā人rén、以yǐ及jí饿è死sǐ了le人rén的de故gù事shì。

During that time, we only heard about thieves, about murders, about men who had died of hunger.

Stroke order for each character

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以 yǐ · to use · 4 strokes

及 jí · and · 3 strokes

Related words

Words that share a character with 以及.

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)
及时	jíshí	timely; at the right time; promptly; without delay
普及	pǔjí	to spread extensively; to generalize
来不及	láibují	there's not enough time (to do sth); it's too late

Questions about 以及

What does 以及 mean?

以及 (yǐjí) means "and; as well as" and is used as a conjunction.

How do you write 以及?

以及 is made of 2 characters: 以 (4 strokes), 及 (3 strokes). That is 7 strokes in total.

Is 以及 an HSK word?

Yes. 以及 is on the HSK 4 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

What is the difference between 以及 and 和?

和 is the everyday word for "and" and works in both speech and writing. 以及 is more formal. It often comes before the last item of a longer list, and the items after it can be less central or a separate group.

Can 以及 appear after 和 in the same sentence?

Yes. In longer lists 以及 can separate groups, for example 苹果和香蕉以及各种饮料 (píngguǒ hé xiāngjiāo yǐjí gè zhǒng yǐnliào), apples and bananas, as well as all kinds of drinks. This helps show which items belong together.