Chinese Notes

以 yǐ

yǐ conjunction so as to / in order to
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Function Words
Notes: In the sense of 因此 (Guoyu '以' conj 3; Rouzer 2007, p. 10; Unihan '以')
yǐ preposition to use / to regard as
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Function Words
Notes: May be used as a coverb in this sense, in a serial verb construction. A second form is 以 A 为 B, 'regard A as B.' (Pulleyblank 1995, p. 49)
yǐ verb to use / to grasp
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In Literary Chinese, 以 can be used as a main verb, 以 is a transitive verb with two objects. In this use, it has the form '以 A B', which means 'use A to do B'. It can also take the form 'B 以 A', which means the same thing. The object A is the instrument by which the action B is performed. For example, 杀人以梃 'to kill a person using a club.' (Guoyu '以' v 1; Pulleyblank 1995, p. 47, quote from Meng 1A/4)
yǐ preposition according to
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Function Words
Notes: In the sense of 按 (Guoyu '以' prep 2)
yǐ preposition because of
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Function Words
Notes: In the sense of 因为; may also be thought of as a coverb when used in this sense in Literary Chinese (Guoyu '以' prep. 1; Pulleyblank 1995, p. 162)
yǐ preposition on a certain date
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
yǐ conjunction and / as well as
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Guoyu '以' conj 4)
yǐ verb to rely on
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 仰赖 (Guoyu '以' v 2)
yǐ verb to regard
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 认为 (Guoyu '以' v 3)
yǐ verb to be able to
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 能够 (Guoyu '以' v 4)
yǐ verb to order / to command
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 令 (Guoyu '以' v 5)
yǐ conjunction further / moreover
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Function Words
Notes: In the sense of 而 or 且 (Guoyu '以' conj 1)
yǐ auxiliary verb used after a verb
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Function Words
Notes: In this usage 以 is placed after a verb without meaning (Guoyu '以' aux)
yǐ adverb very
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Function Words
Notes: In this usage 以 is an adverb with the same meaning 太 or 甚 (Guoyu '以' aux)
yǐ adverb already
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Function Words
Notes: In the sense of 已经 (Guoyu '以' aux)
yǐ adverb increasingly
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Function Words
Notes: In the sense of 愈益 (Guoyu '以' aux)
yǐ noun a reason / a cause
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: In the sense of 缘故 (Guoyu '以' n 1)
yǐ proper noun Israel
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Asia , Concept: Country 国家
Notes: An abbreviation for 以色列 (Guoyu '以' n 2)
yǐ proper noun Yi
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Names , Concept: Surname 姓氏
Notes: (Guoyu '以' n 3)

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以柔克刚(以柔克剛) to use softness to conquer strength
瞠目以对(瞠目以對) to return only a blank stare / to stare back
以人废言(以人廢言) to reject a word because of the speaker (idiom, from Analects)
城市以外 outside the city
数以亿计(數以億計) countless / innumerable
以南 south
难以应付(難以應付) hard to deal with / hard to handle
难以自已(難以自已) cannot control oneself / to be beside oneself
情何以堪 how can this be endured!
之所以 the reason why
借以 so as to / for the purpose of / in order to
以防 (so as) to avoid / to prevent / (just) in case
长期以来(長期以來) ever since a long time ago
辅以(輔以) supplemented by / accompanied by / with
不以为然(不以為然) not to accept as correct / to object / to disapprove / to take exception to
何以 why ; how ; how is that?
以东(以東) to the east of (suffix)
以法治国(以法治國) rule by law
星星之火，可以燎原 a single spark can start a huge blaze / an insignificant cause can have a massive effect
虚位以待(虛位以待) to reserve a seat / to leave a position vacant
兵以诈立(兵以詐立) in war, use deceptive signals
没有规矩，何以成方圆(沒有規矩，何以成方圓) without rules, how can anything be done / one must follow some rules
以外 exception
以色列人 Israelite / Israeli
以身报国(以身報國) to give one's body for the nation / to spend one's whole life in the service of the country
冠以 to label / to call
难以置信(難以置信) hard to believe / incredible
故以龙致雨(故以龍致雨) because of a dragon, rain will be produced
以言代法，以权压法(以言代法，以權壓法) to substitute one's words for the law and abuse power to crush it / completely lawless behavior
除以 divided by
挟天子以令诸侯(挾天子以令諸侯) hold the feudal overlord and you control his vassals
以此 hence
聊以解闷(聊以解悶) relaxation
以弱胜强(以弱勝強) using the weak to defeat the strong / to win from a position of weakness
无以为报(無以為報) unable to return the favor
难以实现(難以實現) hard to accomplish / difficult to achieve
以小人之心，度君子之腹 to gauge the heart of a gentleman with one's own mean measure
以利亚敬(以利亞敬) Eliakim
一言以蔽之 all embraced in one saying
以期 in order to / hoping to / attempting to / waiting for
物以类聚，人以群分(物以類聚，人以群分) Similar things group together, similar people fit together / Birds of a feather flock together.
据实以告(據實以告) to report according to the facts / to tell the truth / to tell it like it is
俭以养廉(儉以養廉) frugality makes honesty
不可以(不可以) may not ; may not
学以致用(學以致用) to study something to apply it / study for practical applications
嗤之以鼻 to snort disdainfully / to scoff at / to turn up one's nose
巴以 Palestinian-Israeli (relations)

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以太网、交换以太网络、以戒为师、以太网络端口

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昭公 Lord Zhao The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳 — count: 662
襄公 Lord Xiang The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳 — count: 500
卷十七下本紀第十七下: 文宗下 Volume 17 Annals 17: Wenzong 2 Old Book of Tang 舊唐書 — count: 381
卷17　志第12 律曆中 Volume 17 Treatises 12: Measures and the Calendar 2 Book of Sui 隋書 — count: 344
卷三十四志第十四: 曆三 Volume 34 Treatises 14: Calendar 3 Old Book of Tang 舊唐書 — count: 323
Daode Jing 《道德經》 Daode Jing 道德經 — count: 311
卷十二本紀第十二: 德宗上 Volume 12 Annals 12: Dezong 1 Old Book of Tang 舊唐書 — count: 284
卷二十九志第十九符瑞下 Volume 29 Treatises 19: Auspicious Signs 3 Book of Song 宋書 — count: 279
地官司徒第二 2. Office of Earth and Minster of Education and Social Welfare Rites of Zhou 周禮 — count: 278
卷十三本紀第十三: 德宗下 Volume 13 Annals 13: Dezong 2 Old Book of Tang 舊唐書 — count: 277