亦 yì
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yì
adverb
also; too
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Function Words
Notes: In the sense of 也; for example, 人云亦云 'to echo what others say' (Guoyu '亦' adv 1; Kroll 2015 '亦' 1c; Unihan '亦') -
yì
conjunction
but
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文 , Subdomain: Function Words
Notes: In this sense 亦 is similar in meaning to 不过 or 只是 (Guoyu '亦' adv 3; Kroll 2015 '亦' 3; Unihan '亦') -
yì
pronoun
this; he; she
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文 , Subdomain: Function Words
Notes: A reflexive pronoun (Kroll 2015 '亦' 1) -
yì
conjunction
although; even though
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文 , Subdomain: Function Words
Notes: In the sense of 虽然 (Guoyu '亦' conjunction; Kroll 2015 '亦' 2) -
yì
adverb
already
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文 , Subdomain: Function Words
Notes: In the sense of 已经 (Guoyu '亦' adv 4) -
yì
particle
particle with no meaning
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文 , Subdomain: Function Words
Notes: Located at the start of a sentense (Guoyu '亦' particle) -
yì
proper noun
Yi
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Names , Concept: Surname 姓氏
Notes: (Guoyu '亦' n)
Contained in
- 亦复(亦復) also
- 不亦 is that not also?
- 人云亦云 to echo what others say
- 水能载舟,亦能覆舟(水能載舟,亦能覆舟) water may keep the boat afloat but may also sink it; the people can support a regime or overturn it; if sth is used properly, one can benefit from it, otherwise it can do harm
- 美祥亦先见(美祥亦先見) an auspicious omen will first be seen
- 亦即 namely; that is
- 亦作 also written as
- 亦称(亦稱) also known as; alternative name; to also be called
- 亦步亦趋(亦步亦趨) to blindly follow suit; to imitate slavishly; to do what everyone else is doing
- 反之亦然 vice versa
- 不亦乐乎(不亦樂乎) isn't that a joy? (quote from Confucius); (jocularly) extremely; awfully
- 吾亦怯 frighten even me
- 亦或 or
- 妖孽亦先见(妖孽亦先見) a bad omen will first be seen
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- 卷17 志第12 律曆中 Volume 17 Treatises 12: Measures and the Calendar 2 Book of Sui 隋書 — count: 97
- 昭公 Lord Zhao The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳 — count: 87
- 魏紀 Records of the Wei Bamboo Annals 竹書紀年 — count: 85
- 卷四十三 志第十九 地理四 Volume 43 Treatises 19: Geography 4 History of Ming 明史 — count: 82
- 卷18 志第13 律曆下 Volume 18 Treatises 13: Measures and the Calendar 3 Book of Sui 隋書 — count: 76
- 卷三百三十二 列傳第二百二十 西域四 Volume 332 Biographies 220: Western Regions 4 History of Ming 明史 — count: 75
- 卷四十四 志第二十 地理五 Volume 44 Treatises 20: Geography 5 History of Ming 明史 — count: 72
- 卷五 Scroll 5 Wenxuan 文選 — count: 65
- 卷六 Scroll 6 Wenxuan 文選 — count: 60
- 卷二百五十九 列傳第一百四十七 楊鎬 袁應泰 熊廷弼 袁崇煥 趙光抃 Volume 259 Biographies 147: Yang Gao, Yuan Yingtai, Xiong Tingbi, Yuan Chonghuan, Zhao Guangbian History of Ming 明史 — count: 60