以 ji⁵ {yǐ}

(adverb) Therefore

㕥〔以〕 {yǐ}

1. to use
2. by means of
3. according to
4. in order to
5. because of
6. at (a certain date or place)

㠯〔以〕 {yǐ}

1. to use
2. by means of
3. according to
4. in order to
5. because of
6. at (a certain date or place)

以 ji⁵ {yǐ}

1. to use
2. by means of
3. according to
4. in order to
5. because of
6. at (a certain date or place)

以 ji⁵ {Yǐ}

abbr. for Israel 以色列

以下 ji⁵ haa⁶ {yǐxià}

(adverb, preposition) (of age, height etc.) below

以後〔-后〕 ji⁵ hau⁶ {yǐ hòu}

from now on

以遠〔-远〕 ji⁵ jyun⁵ {yǐ yuǎn}

beyond [transport]

以近 ji⁵ kan⁵ {yǐ jìn}

according to recently

以來〔-来〕 ji⁵ loi⁴ {yǐlái}

(adverb) 1. So far; 2. By far

以上 ji⁵ soeng⁶ {yǐshàng}

(adverb, preposition) (of age, height etc.) above

以資〔-资〕 ji⁵ zi¹ {yǐ zī}

Provide…

以致 ji⁵ zi³ {yǐzhì}

(verb) Cause

以北 ji⁵ bak¹ {yǐ běi}

to the north of (suffix)

以便 ji⁵ bin⁶ {yǐ biàn}

1. so that
2. so as to
3. in order to

以此 ji⁵ ci² {yǐ cǐ}

1. with this
2. thereby
3. thus
4. because of this

以次 ji⁵ ci³ {yǐ cì}

1. in the proper order
2. the following

以前 ji⁵ cin⁴ {yǐ qián}

1. before
2. formerly
3. previous
4. ago

以東〔-东〕 ji⁵ dung¹ {yǐ dōng}

to the east of (suffix)

以防 ji⁵ fong⁴ {yǐ fáng}

1. (so as) to avoid
2. to prevent
3. (just) in case

以降 ji⁵ gong³ {yǐ jiàng}

since (some point in the past)

以軍〔-军〕 ji⁵ gwan¹ {yǐ jūn}

Israeli soldiers

以下 ji⁵ haa⁶ {yǐ xià}

1. that level or lower
2. that amount or less
3. the following

以後〔-后〕 ji⁵ hau⁶ {yǐ hòu}

1. after
2. later
3. afterwards
4. following
5. later on
6. in the future

以及 ji⁵ kap⁶ {yǐ jí}

1. as well as
2. too
3. and

以求 ji⁵ kau⁴ {yǐ qiú}

in order to

以期 ji⁵ kei⁴ {yǐ qī}

1. in order to
2. hoping to
3. attempting to
4. waiting for

以律 ji⁵ leot⁶ {Yǐ lǜ}

Eluid (son of Achim)

以來〔-来〕 ji⁵ loi⁴ {yǐ lái}

since (a previous event)

以免 ji⁵ min⁵ {yǐ miǎn}

1. in order to avoid
2. so as not to

以南 ji⁵ naam⁴ {yǐ nán}

to the south of (suffix)

以外 ji⁵ ngoi⁶ {yǐ wài}

1. apart from
2. other than
3. except for
4. external
5. outside of
6. on the other side of
7. beyond

以內〔-内〕 ji⁵ noi⁶ {yǐ nèi}

1. within
2. less than

以埃 ji⁵ oi¹ {Yǐ Āi}

Israel-Egypt

以撒 ji⁵ saat³ {Yǐ sǎ}

Isaac (son of Abraham)

以西 ji⁵ sai¹ {yǐ xī}

to the west of (suffix)

以上 ji⁵ soeng⁶ {yǐ shàng}

1. that level or higher
2. that amount or more
3. the above-mentioned

以太 ji⁵ taai³ {yǐ tài}

Ether-

以為〔-为〕 ji⁵ wai⁴ {yǐ wéi}

1. to believe
2. to think
3. to consider
4. to be under the impression

以往 ji⁵ wong⁵ {yǐ wǎng}

1. in the past
2. formerly

以敘〔-叙〕 ji⁵ zeoi⁶ {Yǐ Xù}

Israel-Syria

以資〔-资〕 ji⁵ zi¹ {yǐ zī}

1. by way of
2. to serve as

以至 ji⁵ zi³ {yǐ zhì}

1. down to
2. up to
3. to such an extent as to ...
4. also written 以至於

以致 ji⁵ zi³ {yǐ zhì}

1. to such an extent as to
2. down to
3. up to

以此為〔--为〕 ji⁵ ci² wai⁴ {yǐ cǐ wéi}

1. to regard as
2. to treat as

以法蓮〔--莲〕 ji⁵ faat³ lin⁴ {Yǐ fǎ lián}

Ephraim (city)

以弗所 ji⁵ fat¹ so² {yǐ fú suǒ}

Ephesis

以億計〔-亿计〕 ji⁵ jik¹ gai³ {yǐ yì jì}

to number in the thousands

以利亞〔--亚〕 ji⁵ lei⁶ aa³ {Yǐ lì yà}

Elijah (Old Testament prophet)

以利於〔--于〕 ji⁵ lei⁶ jyu¹ {yǐ lì yú}

1. for the sake of
2. in order to

以斯帖 ji⁵ si¹ tip³ {Yǐ sī tiě}

Esther (name)

以色列 ji⁵ sik¹ lit⁶ {Yǐ sè liè}

Israel

以太網〔--网〕 ji⁵ taai³ mong⁵ {Yǐ tài wǎng}

Ethernet

以致於〔--于〕 ji⁵ zi³ jyu¹ {yǐ zhì yú}

1. so that
2. to the point that

以至於〔--于〕 ji⁵ zi³ jyu¹ {yǐ zhì yú}

1. down to
2. up to
3. to the extent that...

以巴衝突〔--冲-〕 ji⁵ baa¹ 衝:cung¹ dat⁶ {Yǐ Bā chōng tu}

Israeli-Palestinian conflict

以點帶面〔-点带-〕 ji⁵ dim² daai³ min⁶ {yǐ diǎn dài miàn}

one dot of success may help the whole

以假亂真〔--乱-〕 ji⁵ gaa² lyun⁶ zan¹ {yǐ jiǎ luàn zhēn}

using fake things to pretend to be authentic ones, to deceive

以己度人 ji⁵ gei² dok⁶ jan⁴ {yǐ jǐ duó rén}

judging others by oneself

以攻為守〔--为-〕 ji⁵ gung¹ wai⁴ sau² {yǐ gōng wéi shǒu}

using attack as a means of defence

以耳代目 ji⁵ ji⁵ doi⁶ muk⁶ {yǐ ěr dài mù}

Relay on[upon] hearsay instead of seeing for oneself

以怨報德〔--报-〕 ji⁵ jyun³ bou³ dak¹ {yǐ yuàn bào dé}

Requite love with hate; requite kindness with ingratitude

以理服人 ji⁵ lei⁵ fuk⁶ jan⁴ {yǐ lǐ fú rén}

to convince people with logic and reasoning

以偏概全 ji⁵ pin¹ koi³ cyun⁴ {yǐ piān gài quán}

to conclude from a small sample or with bias

以心為心〔--为-〕 ji⁵ sam¹ wai⁴ sam¹ {yǐ xīn wéi xīn}

Feel for others; judge others you would like be judged by others

以身作則〔---则〕 ji⁵ san¹ zok³ zak¹ {yǐshēnzuòzé}

(idiom) To set oneself as a role model

以備不測〔-备-测〕 ji⁵ bei⁶ bat¹ caak¹ {yǐ bèi bù cè}

to be prepared for accidents

以暴易暴 ji⁵ bou⁶ jik⁶ bou⁶ {yǐ bào yì bào}

1. to replace one tyranny by another
2. to use violence against violence

以暴制暴 ji⁵ bou⁶ zai³ bou⁶ {yǐ bào zhì bào}

to use violence to curb violence

以本人名 ji⁵ bun² jan⁴ ming⁴ {yǐ běn rén míng}

1. under one's own name
2. named after oneself

以此類推〔--类-〕 ji⁵ ci² leoi⁶ teoi¹ {yǐ cǐ lèi tuī}

1. and so on
2. in a similar fashion

以賽亞書〔-赛亚书〕 ji⁵ coi³ aa³ syu¹ {Yǐ sài yà shū}

Book of Isaiah

以德報怨〔--报-〕 ji⁵ dak¹ bou³ jyun³ {yǐ dé bào yuàn}

1. to return good for evil (idiom)
2. to requite evil with good

以毒攻毒 ji⁵ duk⁶ gung¹ duk⁶ {yǐ dú gōng dú}

1. to cure ills with poison (TCM)
2. to fight evil with evil
3. set a thief to catch a thief
4. to fight fire with fire

以弗所書〔---书〕 ji⁵ fat¹ so² syu¹ {Yǐ fú suǒ shū}

Epistle of St Paul to the Ephesians

以防萬一〔--万-〕 ji⁵ fong⁴ maan⁶ jat¹ {yǐ fáng wàn yī}

1. to guard against the unexpected (idiom); just in case
2. prepared for any eventualities

以儆效尤 ji⁵ ging² haau⁶ jau⁴ {yǐ jǐng xiào yóu}

1. in order to warn against following bad examples (idiom)
2. as a warning to others

以工代賑〔---赈〕 ji⁵ gung¹ doi⁶ zan³ {yǐ gōng dài zhèn}

to provide work to relieve poverty

以虛帶實〔-虚带实〕 ji⁵ heoi¹ daai³ sat⁶ {yǐ xū dài shí}

to let correct ideology guide practical work (idiom)

以饗讀者〔-飨读-〕 ji⁵ hoeng² duk⁶ ze² {yǐ xiǎng dú zhě}

for the benefit of the reader

以人廢言〔--废-〕 ji⁵ jan⁴ fai³ jin⁴ {yǐ rén fèi yán}

to reject a word because of the speaker (idiom, from Analects); to judge on preference between advisers rather than the merits of the case

以人為本〔--为-〕 ji⁵ jan⁴ wai⁴ bun² {yǐ rén wéi běn}

people-oriented

以一馭萬〔--驭万〕 ji⁵ jat¹ jyu⁶ maan⁶ {yǐ yī yù wàn}

to control a key point is to be master of the situation (idiom)

以逸待勞〔---劳〕 ji⁵ jat⁶ doi⁶ lou⁴ {yǐ yì dài láo}

1. to wait at one's ease for the exhausted enemy
2. to nurture one's strength and bide one's time (idiom)

以柔克剛〔---刚〕 ji⁵ jau⁴ hak¹ gong¹ {yǐ róu kè gāng}

to use softness to conquer strength (idiom)

以夷制夷 ji⁵ ji⁴ zai³ ji⁴ {yǐ yí zhì yí}

1. to use foreigners to subdue foreigners (idiom); let the barbarians fight it out among themselves (traditional policy of successive dynasties)
2. Use Western science and technology to counter imperialist encroachment. (late Qing modernizing slogan)

以言代法 ji⁵ jin⁴ doi⁶ faat³ {yǐ yán dài fǎ}

to substitute one's words for the law (idiom); high-handedly putting one's orders above the law

以藥養醫〔-药养医〕 ji⁵ joek⁶ joeng⁵ ji¹ {yǐ yào yǎng yī}

"drugs serving to nourish doctors", perceived problem in PRC medical practice

以弱勝強〔--胜强〕 ji⁵ joek⁶ sing³ koeng⁴ {yǐ ruò shèng qiáng}

using the weak to defeat the strong (idiom); to win from a position of weakness

以強凌弱〔-强--〕 ji⁵ koeng⁴ ling⁴ joek⁶ {yǐ qiáng líng ruò}

to use one's strength to bully the weak (idiom)

以權壓法〔-权压-〕 ji⁵ kyun⁴ aat³ faat³ {yǐ quán yā fǎ}

to abuse power to crush the law

以權謀私〔-权谋-〕 ji⁵ kyun⁴ mau⁴ si¹ {yǐ quán móu sī}

to use one's position for personal gain (idiom)

以禮相待〔-礼--〕 ji⁵ lai⁵ soeng¹ doi⁶ {yǐ lǐ xiāng dài}

to treat sb with due respect (idiom)

以利亞敬〔--亚-〕 ji⁵ lei⁶ aa³ ging³ {Yǐ lì yà jìng}

1. Eliakim (name, Hebrew: God will raise up)
2. Eliakim, servant of the Lord in Isaiah 22:20
3. Eliakim, son of Abiud and father of Azor in Matthew 1:13

以利亞撒〔--亚-〕 ji⁵ lei⁶ aa³ saat³ {Yǐ lì yà sǎ}

Eleazar (son of Eluid)

以卵擊石〔--击-〕 ji⁵ leon² gik¹ sek⁶ {yǐ luǎn jī shí}

1. lit. to strike a stone with egg (idiom); to attempt the impossible
2. to invite disaster by overreaching oneself

以鄰為壑〔-邻为-〕 ji⁵ leon⁴ wai⁴ kok³ {yǐ lín wéi hè}

1. to use one's neighbor as a drain
2. to shift one's problems onto others (idiom)

以馬內利〔-马内-〕 ji⁵ maa⁵ noi⁶ lei⁶ {yǐ mǎ nèi lì}

Emanuel

以貌取人 ji⁵ maau⁶ ceoi² jan⁴ {yǐ mào qǔ rén}

to judge sb by appearances (idiom)

以免藉口〔--借-〕 ji⁵ min⁵ ze³ hau² {yǐ miǎn jiè kǒu}

to remove sth that could be used as a pretext (idiom)

以牙還牙〔--还-〕 ji⁵ ngaa⁴ waan⁴ ngaa⁴ {yǐ yá huán yá}

a tooth for a tooth (retaliation)

以眼還眼〔--还-〕 ji⁵ ngaan⁵ waan⁴ ngaan⁵ {yǐ yǎn huán yǎn}

1. an eye for an eye (idiom); fig. to use the enemy's methods against him
2. to give sb a taste of his own medicine

以訛傳訛〔-讹传讹〕 ji⁵ ngo⁴ cyun⁴ ngo⁴ {yǐ é chuán é}

1. to spread falsehoods
2. to increasingly distort the truth
3. to pile errors on top of errors (idiom)

以偏概全 ji⁵ pin¹ koi³ cyun⁴ {yǐ piān gài quán}

1. (lit.) to take a part for the whole
2. to generalize

以西結書〔--结书〕 ji⁵ sai¹ git³ syu¹ {Yǐ xī jié shū}

Book of Ezekiel

以身報國〔--报国〕 ji⁵ san¹ bou³ gwok³ {yǐ shēn bào guó}

to give one's body for the nation (idiom); to spend one's whole life in the service of the country

以身抵債〔---债〕 ji⁵ san¹ dai² zaai³ {yǐ shēn dǐ zhài}

forced labor to repay a debt

以身許國〔--许国〕 ji⁵ san¹ heoi² gwok³ {yǐ shēn xǔ guó}

to dedicate oneself to the cause of one's country (idiom)

以身試法〔--试-〕 ji⁵ san¹ si³ faat³ {yǐ shēn shì fǎ}

1. to challenge the law (idiom)
2. to knowingly violate the law

以身相許〔---许〕 ji⁵ san¹ soeng¹ heoi² {yǐ shēn xiāng xǔ}

1. to give one's heart to
2. to devote one's life to

以身作則〔---则〕 ji⁵ san¹ zok³ zak¹ {yǐ shēn zuò zé}

to set an example (idiom); to serve as a model

以慎為鍵〔--为键〕 ji⁵ san⁶ wai⁴ gin⁶ {yǐ shèn wéi jiàn}

to take caution as the key (idiom); to proceed very carefully

以斯拉記〔---记〕 ji⁵ si¹ laai¹ gei³ {Yǐ sī lā Jì}

Book of Ezra

以斯帖記〔---记〕 ji⁵ si¹ tip³ gei³ {Yǐ sī tiě jì}

Book of Esther

以示警戒 ji⁵ si⁶ ging² gaai³ {yǐ shì jǐng jiè}

to serve as a warning (idiom)

以色列人 ji⁵ sik¹ lit⁶ jan⁴ {Yǐ sè liè rén}

1. Israelite
2. Israeli

以少勝多〔--胜-〕 ji⁵ siu² sing³ do¹ {yǐ shǎo shèng duō}

using the few to defeat the many (idiom); to win from a position of weakness

以小擠大〔--挤-〕 ji⁵ siu² zai¹ daai⁶ {yǐ xiǎo jǐ dà}

minor projects eclipse major ones (idiom)

以太網絡〔--网络〕 ji⁵ taai³ mong⁵ lok⁶ {Yǐ tài wǎng luò}

Ethernet

以太網路〔--网-〕 ji⁵ taai³ mong⁵ lou⁶ {Yǐ tài wǎng lù}

Ethernet

以湯沃沸〔-汤--〕 ji⁵ tong¹ juk¹ fai³ {yǐ tāng wò fèi}

to manage a situation badly (idiom)

以華制華〔-华-华〕 ji⁵ waa⁴ zai³ waa⁴ {yǐ huá zhì huá}

use Chinese collaborators to subdue the Chinese (imperialist policy)

以和為貴〔--为贵〕 ji⁵ wo⁴ wai⁴ gwai³ {yǐ hé wéi guì}

harmony is to be prized

以債養債〔-债养债〕 ji⁵ zaai³ joeng⁵ zaai³ {yǐ zhài yǎng zhài}

debt nurtures more debt (idiom)

以資證明〔-资证-〕 ji⁵ zi¹ zing³ ming⁴ {yǐ zī zhèng míng}

in support or witness hereof (idiom)

以人名命名 ji⁵ jan⁴ meng² ming⁶ ming⁴ {yǐ rén míng mìng míng}

1. to name sth after a person
2. named after
3. eponymous

以老大自居 ji⁵ lou⁵ daai⁶ zi⁶ geoi¹ {yǐ lǎo dà zì jū}

regarding oneself as number one in terms of leadership, seniority or status

以色列工黨〔----党〕 ji⁵ sik¹ lit⁶ gung¹ dong² {Yǐ sè liè Gōng dǎng}

Labor (Israel)

以眥睚殺人〔-眦-杀-〕 ji⁵ zaai⁶ ngaai⁴ saat³ jan⁴ {yǐ zì yá shā rén}

to kill sb for a trifle

以不變應萬變〔--变应万变〕 ji⁵ bat¹ bin³ jing³ maan⁶ bin³ {yǐ bù biàn yìng wàn biàn}

remain calm or actionless during turbulence or changes in life

以失敗而告終〔--败--终〕 ji⁵ sat¹ baai⁶ ji⁴ gou³ zung¹ {yǐ shī bài ér gào zhōng}

1. to succeed through failure
2. to achieve one's final aim despite apparent setback

以太網絡端口〔--网络--〕 ji⁵ taai³ mong⁵ lok⁶ dyun¹ hau² {yǐ tài wǎng luò duān kǒu}

Ethernet port

以言代法，以權壓法〔------权压-〕 ji⁵ jin⁴ doi⁶ faat³ ，ji⁵ kyun⁴ aat³ faat³ {yǐ yán dài fǎ , yǐ quán yā fǎ}

1. to substitute one's words for the law and abuse power to crush it (idiom); completely lawless behavior
2. Might makes right.

以眼還眼，以牙還牙〔--还----还-〕 ji⁵ ngaan⁵ waan⁴ ngaan⁵ ，ji⁵ ngaa⁴ waan⁴ ngaa⁴ {yǐ yǎn huán yǎn , yǐ yá huán yá}

1. an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth (idiom)
2. fig. to use the enemy's methods against him
3. to give sb a taste of his own medicine

以子之矛，攻子之盾 ji⁵ zi² zi¹ maau⁴ ，gung¹ zi² zi¹ teon⁵ {yǐ zǐ zhī máo , gōng zǐ zhī dùn}

1. lit. use sb's spear to attack his shield (idiom, derived from Han Feizi 韓非子); turning a weapon against its owner
2. fig. to attack an opponent using his own devices
3. hoist with his own petard

以直報怨，以德報德〔--报----报-〕 ji⁵ zik⁶ bou³ jyun³, ji⁵ dak¹ bou³ dak¹ {yǐ zhí bào yuàn , yǐ dé bào dé}

to repay kindness with kindness, and repay enmity with justice (idiom, from Analects)

以小人之心，度君子之腹 ji⁵ siu² jan⁴ zi¹ sam¹ ，dok⁶ gwan¹ zi² zi¹ fuk¹ {yǐ xiǎo rén zhī xīn , duó jūn zǐ zhī fù}

to gauge the heart of a gentleman with one's own mean measure (idiom)

以其人之道，還治其人之身〔------还-----〕 ji⁵ kei⁴ jan⁴ zi¹ dou⁶ ，waan⁴ zi⁶ kei⁴ jan⁴ zi¹ san¹ {yǐ qí rén zhī dào , huán zhì qí rén zhī shēn}

1. to use an opponent's own methods to obtain retribution (idiom, from Song dynasty neo-Confucianist Zhu Xi 朱熹); to get revenge by playing sb back at his own game
2. to give sb a taste of his own medicine