以 meaning - Chinese-English Dictionary

汉英词典

MEANING OF 以 hsk 2

以

Definition to use / according to / so as to / in order to / by / with / because / Israel (abbrev.)

以(㕥) [ ] old variant of 以[yi3]
以(㠯) [ ] old variant of 以[yi3]
以 [ ] abbr. for Israel 以色列[Yi3 se4 lie4]
以 [ ] to use / by means of / according to / in order to / because of / at (a certain date or place)

Pinyin

Zhuyin ㄧˇ, ㄙˋ

Jyutping ji5

Unicode 4ee5

Radical 人

Usage

Synonyms 在为又而将于用当因拿缘

Input Method Wubi( nywy ) Cangjie( vio ) Zhengma( zsod ) Four Corner( 28700 )

Same Pronunciation 已椅乙矣蚁倚旖苡钇 (yǐ)

STROKE ORDER

COMMON WORDS WITH 以
	可以 hsk 2 kě yǐ can / may / possible / able to / not bad / pretty good hsk 2

	以及 hsk 5 yǐ jí as well as / too / and hsk 5

	所以 suǒ yǐ therefore / as a result / so / the reason why

	以上 yǐ shàng that level or higher / that amount or more / the above-mentioned / (used to indicate that one has completed one's remarks) That is all.

	以后 ( 以後 ) yǐ hòu after / later / afterwards / following / later on / in the future ( 以後 )

	以来 ( 以來 ) hsk 5 yǐ lái since (a previous event) ( 以來 ) hsk 5

	以前 hsk 3 yǐ qián before / formerly / previous / ago hsk 3

	以下 yǐ xià that level or lower / that amount or less / the following

	以为 ( 以為 ) hsk 4 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.) ( 以為 ) hsk 4

	难以 ( 難以 ) nán yǐ hard to (predict, imagine etc) ( 難以 )

	加以 jiā yǐ in addition / moreover / (used before a disyllabic verb to indicate that the action of the verb is applied to sth or sb previously mentioned) / to apply (restrictions etc) to (sb) / to give (support, consideration etc) to (sth)

	以外 yǐ wài apart from / other than / except for / external / outside of / on the other side of / beyond

	之所以 zhī suǒ yǐ the reason why

	予以 yǔ yǐ to give / to impose / to apply

	得以 dé yǐ able to / so that sb can / enabling / in order to / finally in a position to / with sth in view

	以便 hsk 6 yǐ biàn so that / so as to / in order to hsk 6

	以北 yǐ běi to the north of (suffix)

	以色列 Yǐ sè liè Israel

	以往 hsk 6 yǐ wǎng in the past / formerly hsk 6

	以南 yǐ nán to the south of (suffix)