Meaning of 依
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
yī
- to depend on
- to comply with or listen to sb
- according to
- in the light of
依 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
依我看来,你错了。
In my opinion, you're wrong.
你依然爱汤姆吗?
Do you still love Tom?
汤姆虽然说了一套,但依然怀疑玛丽。
Tom is suspicious of Mary even though he declares otherwise.
我们依然在努力。
We still work on it.
我依然不关心。
I still don't care.
Stroke order for each character
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依 yī · to depend on · 8 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 依.
| 依然 | yīrán | still; as before |
| 依靠 | yīkào | to rely on; to depend on |
| 依旧 | yījiù | as before; still; to remain the same |
| 依据 | yījù | according to; basis |
| 依照 | yīzhào | according to; in light of |
| 依法 | yīfǎ | legal (proceedings); according to law |
| 依赖 | yīlài | to depend on; to be dependent on |
| 依次 | yīcì | in order; in succession |
| 相依为命 | xiāngyī-wéimìng | mutually dependent for life (idiom); to rely upon one another for survival; interdependent |
| 依托 | yītuō | to rely on; to depend on |
| 依依不舍 | yīyī-bùshě | reluctant to part (idiom); broken-hearted at having to leave |
| 依我看 | yīwǒkàn | in my opinion |
Questions about 依
What does 依 mean?
依 (yī) means "to depend on; to comply with or listen to sb" and is used as a verb and preposition.
How do you write 依?
依 is made of 1 character: 依 (8 strokes). That is 8 strokes in total.
Is 依 an HSK word?
Yes. 依 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.