yǐ

以

by / with / according to

HSK 2.0 · 4 HSK 3.0 · 7–9
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Words with 以

可以 kě yǐ can; may HSK 2
所以 suǒ yǐ therefore; as a result HSK 2
以后 yǐ hòu after; later HSK 2
以前 yǐ qián before; formerly HSK 2
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 2
以下 yǐ xià that level or lower; that amount or less HSK 2
以上 yǐ shàng that level or higher; that amount or more HSK 2
以外 yǐ wài apart from; other than HSK 2
以来 yǐ lái since (a previous event) HSK 3
以及 yǐ jí as well as; too HSK 4
以内 yǐ nèi within; less than HSK 4
难以 nán yǐ hard to (predict, imagine etc) HSK 5

Examples from your lessons

  • 知道。你可以坐出租车去,很快。 Yes. You can take a taxi, it's very fast. Lesson 6
  • 下课以后,我回家。 After class, I go home. Lesson 9
  • 游得还可以。你喜欢什么运动? Not bad. What sport do you like? Lesson 15
  • 很远。走路去不行,你可以坐公共汽车。 Very far. You can't walk; you can take the bus. Lesson 16
  • 王老师,我可以进来吗? Teacher Wang, may I come in? Lesson 17
  • 因为太累了,所以他今天没去上班。 Because he was too tired, he didn't go to work today. Lesson 21

Character facts

Radical
人 man, person; people
Structure
Left–right
Traditional
㕥
Unicode
U+4EE5