Cantonese · Jyutping
Mandarin · Pinyin
- yǐ
- Yǐ
English
- by means of
- abbr. for Israel 以色列[Yi3 se4 lie4]
- to use
- with; by means of; based on; to take ... (as); to use; to regard ... as
- thereby, therefore
- by means of
- according to; based on; with reference to
- consider as
- according to
- in order to
- in order to
- because of
- at (a certain date or place)
粵語
- 將、用又或者當；帶出工具、方法、對象等等，再交代佢嘅狀態、目的等等；常見配搭包括後面嘅介詞「為」（wai4）
- 根據；按照；參照；基於
Stroke order
As a component in
Variants
Words containing 以
- 可以ho2 ji5
can
- 所以so2 ji5
therefore
- 以後ji5 hau6
after
- 以下ji5 haa6
that level or lower
- 以上ji5 soeng6
that level or higher; that amount or more
- 以來ji5 loi4
since (used after a specified time or event)
- 加以gaa1 ji5
(formal) to apply; to carry out; to take action to (do sth) (used before a disyllabic verb, indicating that the action is directed at sth previously mentioned, e.g. 加以說明|加以说明[jia1 yi3 shuo1 ming2]); to apply (restrictions etc); to give (support, consideration etc)
- 足以zuk1 ji5
sufficient to...
- 以致ji5 zi3
with the result that
- 以及ji5 kap6
and; as well as
- 何以ho4 ji5
(literary) why
- 以資ji5 zi1
by way of
- 以前ji5 cin4
before
- 以為ji5 wai4
to think; to believe (often with the implication that the belief is mistaken – unless referring to one's own current belief)
- 難以naan4 ji5
hard to (predict, imagine etc)
- 以外ji5 ngoi6
apart from
- 得以dak1 ji5
able to
- 以往ji5 wong5
in the past; formerly
- 以便ji5 bin6
so that
- 予以jyu5 ji5
to give
- 以內ji5 noi6
within
- 以免ji5 min5
in order to avoid
- 以至ji5 zi3
down to
- 施以si1 ji5
to inflict (punishment)