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| Pronunciation |
: |
yǐ |
|
| Meaning |
: |
- with; by means of; in. (prep)
- used before monosyllabic words of locality to indicate the limits of time, place, direction or number. (prep)
- by. (prep)
- for. (prep)
- and; as well as. (conjunction)
|
| Radical |
: |
人 |
| Strokes |
: |
4 |
| Traditional |
: |
以 |
| Usage |
: |
78.8% |
|
Sentences:
| 1. Take facts as the basis and the law as the criterion. |
| yǐ |
shì |
shí |
wéi |
gēn |
jù |
， |
yǐ |
fǎ |
lǜ |
wéi |
zhǔn |
shéng |
。 |
| 以 |
事 |
实 |
为 |
根 |
据 |
， |
以 |
法 |
律 |
为 |
准 |
绳 |
。 |
|
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|
|
| 以 |
: |
with; by means of; in |
| 事实 |
: |
fact |
| 为 |
: |
as |
| 根据 |
: |
basis |
| 法律 |
: |
law |
| 准绳 |
: |
criterion, yardstick |
|
| 2. He beat his opponent 3 to 1. |
| tā |
yǐ |
sān |
bǐ |
yī |
jī |
bài |
le |
duì |
shǒu |
。 |
| 他 |
以 |
三 |
比 |
一 |
击 |
败 |
了 |
对 |
手 |
。 |
|
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|
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| 他 |
: |
he |
| 以 |
: |
by |
| 三 |
: |
three |
| 比 |
: |
compare |
| 一 |
: |
one |
| 击败 |
: |
beat |
| 了 |
: |
(particle) used after an action that has taken place |
| 对手 |
: |
opponent |
|
| 3. He used to be a barber. |
| yǐ |
qián |
tā |
dāng |
guò |
lǐ |
fà |
yuán |
。 |
| 以 |
前 |
他 |
当 |
过 |
理 |
发 |
员 |
。 |
|
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|
| 以前 |
: |
previous, before |
| 他 |
: |
he |
| 当 |
: |
become |
| 过 |
: |
(particle) used after a verb or an adjective to indicate a past action or state |
| 理发 |
: |
hairdressing, haircut |
| 员 |
: |
person |
| 理发员 |
: |
barber |
|
| 4. I felt much better after taking the medicine. |
| wǒ |
chī |
le |
yào |
yǐ |
hòu |
hǎo |
duō |
le |
。 |
| 我 |
吃 |
了 |
药 |
以 |
后 |
好 |
多 |
了 |
。 |
|
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|
|
| 我 |
: |
I |
| 吃 |
: |
eat |
| 了 |
: |
(particle) used after an action that has taken place |
| 药 |
: |
medicine |
| 以后 |
: |
after |
| 好 |
: |
good, fine |
| 多 |
: |
more, a lot |
|
| 5. We should improve the technology so as to increase production. |
| wǒ |
men |
yào |
gǎi |
jìn |
jì |
shù |
， |
yǐ |
tí |
gāo |
shēng |
chǎn |
xiào |
lǜ |
。 |
| 我 |
们 |
要 |
改 |
进 |
技 |
术 |
， |
以 |
提 |
高 |
生 |
产 |
效 |
率 |
。 |
|
|
|
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| 我们 |
: |
we |
| 要 |
: |
want |
| 改进 |
: |
improve |
| 技术 |
: |
technology |
| 以 |
: |
(conjunction) so |
| 提高 |
: |
increase |
| 生产 |
: |
production |
| 效率 |
: |
efficiency |
|
| 6. He thought that he may deceive all people. |
| tā |
yǐ |
wéi |
tā |
kě |
yǐ |
yī |
zhí |
qī |
piàn |
suǒ |
yǒu |
de |
rén |
。 |
| 他 |
以 |
为 |
他 |
可 |
以 |
一 |
直 |
欺 |
骗 |
所 |
有 |
的 |
人 |
。 |
|
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|
|
| 他 |
: |
he |
| 以为 |
: |
think, consider (that), believe |
| 可以 |
: |
may, possible, can, able to |
| 一直 |
: |
always |
| 欺骗 |
: |
deceive |
| 所有 |
: |
all |
| 的 |
: |
(particle) used after an attribute; of |
| 人 |
: |
people |
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