宜 yí

1. yí adjective proper; suitable; appropriate
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 合适 (CCD '宜' 1; GHDC '宜' 2; Guoyu '宜' adj; Kroll 2015 '宜' 1, p. 542; Unihan '宜'; XHZD '宜' 1, p. 885)
2. yí verb to be amiable
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 和顺 (Guoyu '宜' v 1)
3. yí noun a suitable thing; arrangements
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: For example, in the idiom 因地制宜 'to accord with local customs using appropriate measures' (CCI '因地制宜'; Guoyu '宜' n 1; GHDC '宜' 3)
4. yí verb to share
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 共享 (Guoyu '宜' v 3)
5. yí auxiliary verb should
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Function Words
   Notes: In the sense of 应当 (CCD '宜' 2; GHDC '宜' 5; Guoyu '宜' adv 1; Kroll 2015 '宜' 2, p. 542; XHZD '宜' 2, p. 885)
6. yí adverb no doubt; of course
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 当然 (CCD '宜' 3; GHDC '宜' 6; XHZD '宜' 3, p. 885)
7. yí proper noun Yi
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Names , Concept: Surname 姓氏
   Notes: (CCD '宜' 3; GHDC '宜' 7; Guoyu '宜' n 2)
8. yí noun cooking of meat and fish
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (GHDC '宜' 1)
9. yí adjective nearly; almost
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 殆 or 大概 (GHDC '宜' 4; Guoyu '宜' adv 2; Kroll 2015 '宜' 3, p. 542)

Contained in

• 宜家 a peaceful family ; IKEA
• 权宜之策(權宜之策) stratagem of convenience; stop-gap measure; makeshift plan; interim step
• 事宜 arrangements
• 机宜(機宜) guidelines; policy
• 老少皆宜 suitable for both the young and the old
• 合时宜(合時宜) timely; at the right moment; appropriate to the occasion; opportune; to fit current fashion
• 允宜 appropriate; apt
• 适宜(適宜) suitable; appropriate
• 贪小便宜(貪小便宜) to conspire for the sake of a small advantage
• 合于时宜(合于時宜) timely; at the right moment; appropriate to the occasion; opportune; to fit current fashion
• 讨便宜(討便宜) to look for a bargain; to seek advantage; to try to gain at expense of others
• 权宜之计(權宜之計) plan of convenience; stop-gap measure; makeshift stratagem; interim step
• 相宜 to be suitable or appropriate
• 时宜(時宜) what is appropriate for the time
• 佔便宜 advantageous; favorable; to benefit at others' expense; to take unfair advantage
• 不宜 unsuitable; inadvisable; inappropriate
• 不合时宜(不合時宜) untimely; premature; inopportune; ill-timed; out of fashion; behind the times
• 爱小便宜(愛小便宜) love of petty profits
• 因地制宜 in accordance with local customs use appropriate measures; use methods in line with local circumstances
• 不入时宜(不入時宜) untimely; premature; inopportune; ill-timed; out of fashion; behind the times
• 便宜行事 act at one's discretion; act as one sees fit
• 便宜货(便宜貨) a bargain; cheap goods
• 得便宜卖乖(得便宜賣乖) to have benefited from something but pretend otherwise
• 得宜 proper; appropriate; suitable
• 面授机宜(面授機宜) to give direct instructions on the way to deal with a matter; to brief personally
• 事不宜迟(事不宜遲) the matter should not be delayed; there's no time to lose

Also contained in

宜丰 、 宜川 、 宜阳县 、 宜春 、 宜州市 、 宜黄 、 宜川县 、 宜州 、 宜宾县 、 分宜 、 宜春市 、 宜良 、 宜昌县 、 宜昌 、 宜兰县 、 宜君县 、 熊宜僚 、 宜僚 、 宜昌地区 、 宜兴 、 宜昌市 、 宜兴市 、 分宜县 、 宜兰 、 宜山镇

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• 卷十六 志第六 禮三 Volume 16 Treatises 6: Rituals 3 Book of Song 宋書 — count: 72
• 卷九 志第一 禮上 Volume 9 Treatises 1: Rituals 1 Book of Southern Qi 南齊書 — count: 69
• 卷二十下 本紀第二十下: 哀帝 Volume 20 Annals 20: Emperor Ai Old Book of Tang 舊唐書 — count: 68
• 卷四百十八 列傳第一百七十七 吳潛 程元鳳 江萬里 王爚 章鑑 陳宜中 文天祥 Volume 418 Biographies 177: Wu Qian, Cheng Yuanfeng, Jiang Wanli, Wang Yue, Zhang Jian, Chen Yizhong, Wen Tianxiang History of Song 宋史 — count: 67
• 卷二十 志第十 禮中 Volume 20 Treatises 10: Rites Part Two Book of Jin 晉書 — count: 66
• 卷十五 志第五 禮二 Volume 15 Treatises 5: Rituals 2 Book of Song 宋書 — count: 61
• 卷十七 志第七 禮四 Volume 17 Treatises 7: Rituals 4 Book of Song 宋書 — count: 58
• 卷十四 志第四 禮一 Volume 14 Treatises 4: Rituals 1 Book of Song 宋書 — count: 57
• 卷十九 志第九 禮上 Volume 19 Treatises 9: Rites Part One Book of Jin 晉書 — count: 52
• 卷一百七十三　列傳第六十: 崔斌 崔彧 葉李 燕公楠 馬紹 Volume 173 Biographies 60: Cui Bin, Cui Yu, Ye Li, Yan Gongnan, Ma Shao History of Yuan 元史 — count: 50

Collocations

• 不亦宜 (不亦宜) 不亦宜乎 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 隱公 Lord Yin — count: 12
• 畜宜 (畜宜) 其畜宜鳥獸 — Rites of Zhou 周禮, 夏官司馬 第四 4. Offices of Summer and Minister of War — count: 9
• 宜申 (宜申) 楚人使宜申來獻捷 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 僖公 Lord Xi — count: 8
• 宜咎 (宜咎) 陳鍼宜咎出奔楚 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 襄公 Lord Xiang — count: 5
• 动物宜 (動物宜) 其動物宜毛物 — Rites of Zhou 周禮, 地官司徒 第二 2. Office of Earth and Minster of Education and Social Welfare — count: 5
• 土宜 (土宜) 則使毋失其土宜 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 文公 Lord Wen — count: 5
• 植物宜 (植物宜) 其植物宜阜物 — Rites of Zhou 周禮, 地官司徒 第二 2. Office of Earth and Minster of Education and Social Welfare — count: 5
• 宜歌 (宜歌) 疏達而信者宜歌大雅 — The Book of Rites 禮記, 《樂記》 Record of Music — count: 5
• 大夫宜 (大夫宜) 楚殺其大夫宜申 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 文公 Lord Wen — count: 3
• 使宜 (使宜) 楚人使宜申來獻捷 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 僖公 Lord Xi — count: 3