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以
Mandarin: yi3
Definitions
  1. 1 to use
  2. 2 by means of
  3. 3 according to
  4. 4 in order to
  5. 5 because of
  6. 6 at (a certain date or place)
  7. 7 consider as
  8. 8 # adapted from cc-cedict
Other Readings
以
[[because of]] | yíh wòh wáih gwai 以和為貴 — to stop fighting, to make
以
[1] by means of; because of; therefore [2] consider as [3] in order to [4] with;
Words containing 以
數以百計
hundreds of
坐以待斃
to sit around waiting for death
從此以後
from now on
撒哈拉以南非洲
Sub-Saharan Africa
以我所知
"From what I know..."; syn.: 據我所知
以巴和平
Arab-Israeli peace
以人手挖掘
dig by hand
何以見得
why do you think so; how do you come to this conclusion
物以罕為貴
(adjective) something is limited, is expensive
所以然
the reason why; the whys and wherefores
以母語學習
learning in the mother tongue
難以形容
hard to describe; have no words to express; no words can describe
以理服人
to convince people with logic and reasoning
以斯拉記
Book of Ezra
半以上
more than half
自古以來
since ancient times
以前
before; previously | [粵]: 舊底, 舊陣時
以外
outside; beyond
快速以太網絡
Fast Ethernet
得以
[conj] so that one can...
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