Translations for „yǐ“ in the Chinese » English Dictionary

旖 yǐ

旖 yǐ

椅 yǐ

椅 → 椅子

大班椅

executive chair

倚 yǐ

1. 倚:

倚 yǐ

lean on

倚 yǐ

rest against

倚门而望

lean against the door and look into the distance

2. 倚 → 倚仗

倚老卖老

flaunt one's seniority

蚁 (蟻、螘) yǐ

蚁 yǐ

ant

蚁穴

ant nest

乙 yǐ

乙 yǐ

second of the ten Heavenly Stems

钇 yǐ

钇 yǐ

yttrium (Y)

以¹ yǐ

1. 以:

以 yǐ

use

以 yǐ

take

以理服人

persuade people by reasoning

2. 以:

以 yǐ

according to

以次就座

take seats according to the arrangement

3. 以:

以 yǐ

because (of)

何以知之?

How did you know it?

4. 以 → 以便

以壮声势

in order to boost the morale

以² yǐ ( used to indicate the limits of time, place, direction or number)

长江以南

south of the Changjiang River

苡 yǐ

苡 yǐ

矣 yǐ (used in exclamation)

悔之晚矣!

It's too late to repent!

已 yǐ

1. 已:

已 yǐ

cease

已 yǐ

end

争论不已

never cease arguing

争论不已

argue endlessly

2. 已 → 已经

问题已解决。

The problem has been solved.

尾 yǐ see also wěi

1. 尾:

尾 yǐ

hairs on a horse's tail

2. 尾:

尾 yǐ

spikelets on a cricket's tail

迤 (迆) yǐ

迤 yǐ

extend towards

河流迤西。

The river flows to the west.

白蚁 bái­yǐ

白蚁 báiyǐ

termite

白蚁 báiyǐ

white ant

不已 bù­yǐ

不已 bùyǐ

endlessly

不已 bùyǐ

unceasingly

不已 bùyǐ

without stop

赞叹不已

praise all the time

得以 dé­yǐ

得以 déyǐ

so that

得以 déyǐ

thus

得以 déyǐ

as a result

而已 ér­yǐ

而已 éryǐ

nothing more

而已 éryǐ

nothing but

而已 éryǐ

only

给以 gěi­yǐ

给以 gěiyǐ

give

给以 gěiyǐ

accord

给以 gěiyǐ

grant

给以帮助

give [or offer] help

给以帮助

lend a hand

可以¹ kě­yǐ

1. 可以:

可以 kěyǐ

can

可以 kěyǐ

may

我可以帮助你。

I can help you.

2. 可以 (asking for permission):

可以 kěyǐ

may

我可以进来吗?

May I come in?

可以² kě­yǐ

1. 可以:

可以 kěyǐ

not bad

可以 kěyǐ

quite good

这篇文章写得还可以。

This article is quite good.

2. 可以:

可以 kěyǐ

awful

可以 kěyǐ

terrible

你这张嘴真可以。

You've got really a sharp tongue.