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以

yǐ

Traditional: 㕥

by means of

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Meaning of 以 in English

yǐHSK 5+ HSK 7–9preposition, conjunctionSyllabus #3362
  1. by means of
  2. according to
  3. in order to
  4. because of
  5. at (a certain date or place)
  6. to use
  7. old variant of 以[yi3]
  8. abbr. for Israel 以色列[Yi3 se4 lie4]

Example sentences

  1. 我从没这么以你为豪。
    wǒ cóng méi zhè me yǐ nǐ wèi háo。
    I've never been so proud of you.
    Tatoeba #5780629 by verdastelo9604 · #2360012 by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR
  2. 他以他祖父的名字被命名。
    tā yǐ tā zǔ fù de míng zì bèi mìng míng。
    He was named after his grandfather.
    Tatoeba #848592 by Martha · #287620 by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR
  3. 警察以走私爲由逮捕了他。
    jǐng chá yǐ zǒu sī wèi yóu dài bǔ le tā。
    The police arrested him for smuggling.
    Tatoeba #10040443 by verdastelo9604 · #238369 by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR

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HSK words with 以

可以HSK 1所以HSK 2以后HSK 3以前HSK 3以上HSK 3以外HSK 3以为HSK 3以下HSK 3以内HSK 4难以HSK 5

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