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Pronunciation : yǐ

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Meaning :
  1. with; by means of; in. (prep)
  2. used before monosyllabic words of locality to indicate the limits of time, place, direction or number. (prep)
  3. by. (prep)
  4. for. (prep)
  5. 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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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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December 9th, 2009 in Daily Word, Level 1 | tags: , , , ,

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