HSK 4 vocabulary › 以
以
以 in English: to use; by means of
yǐ
to use; by means of
How to pronounce 以
yǐ (without tone marks: yi). yǐ is a third (low, dipping) tone.
Characters in 以
以 yǐ
abbr. for Israel 以色列[Yi3 se4 lie4]
abbr. for Israel 以色列[Yi3 se4 lie4]
Example sentences with 以
| 下课以后，他们一起去喝茶。 | from New Classmate |
| 雨停以后，陈月送女孩回家。 | from Help in the Rain |
| 二十分钟以后，他找到了图书馆。 | from Going to the Library |
Related words
| 可以 | kě yǐ | can; may | HSK 2 |
| 因为……所以…… | yīnwèi…suǒyǐ… | because...; therefore... | HSK 2 |
| 以前 | yǐ qián | before; formerly | HSK 3 |
| 以为 | 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.) | HSK 4 |
| 以及 | yǐ jí | as well as; too | HSK 5 |
| 以来 | yǐ lái | since (a previous event) | HSK 5 |
| 全力以赴 | quán lì yǐ fù | to do at all costs; to make an all-out effort | HSK 6 |
| 以便 | yǐ biàn | so that; so as to | HSK 6 |
| 以免 | yǐ miǎn | in order to avoid; so as not to | HSK 6 |
| 以往 | yǐ wǎng | in the past; formerly | HSK 6 |