to use/by means of/according to/in order to/because of/at (a certain date or place)/consider as
以 [－]
Jyutping
ji5
Pinyin
yǐ
Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
abbr. for Israel 以色列[Yi3 se4 lie4]
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
to use/by means of/according to/in order to/because of/at (a certain date or place)/consider as
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
介詞
將、用又或者當；帶出工具、方法、對象等等，再交代佢嘅狀態、目的等等；常見配搭包括後面嘅介詞「為」（wai4） with; by means of; based on; to take ... (as); to use; to regard ... as
以牙還牙
以牙还牙
ji5 ngaa4 waan4 ngaa4 a tooth for a tooth
以權謀私
以权谋私
ji5 kyun4 mau4 si1 to seek personal gain by abusing one's authority or position; to abuse power for personal advantage
引以為榮
引以为荣
jan5 ji5 wai4 wing4 to regard sth as an honour; to take it as an honour
嚴陣以待
严阵以待
jim4 zan6 ji5 doi6 to be in the highest level of readiness; to be ready for action
民以食為天
民以食为天
man4 ji5 sik6 wai4 tin1 food is what really matters to the people
以誠相對
以诚相对
ji5 sing4 soeng1 deoi3 to treat somebody with sincerity
以你為榜樣
以你为榜样
ji5 nei5 wai4 bong2 joeng6 to take you as a good example
以中學生為主
以中学生为主
ji5 zung1 hok6 saang1 wai4 zyu2 to focus on the secondary students
以水代酒
以水代酒
ji5 seoi2 doi6 zau2 to use water to take the place of wine
佢希望我哋以大局為重。
佢希望我哋以大局为重。
keoi5 hei1 mong6 ngo5 dei6 ji5 daai6 guk6 wai4 zung6. He hopes that we will consider the general interest above everything else.
介詞
根據；按照；參照；基於 according to; based on; with reference to
以我個人嚟講
以我个人嚟讲
ji5 ngo5 go3 jan4 lai4 gong2 according to my own opinion
以每個人嘅平均收入計算，香港有大約兩成人口生活喺貧窮線下。
以每个人嘅平均收入计算，香港有大约两成人口生活喺贫穷线下。
ji5 mui5 go3 jan4 ge3 ping4 gwan1 sau1 jap6 gai3 syun3, hoeng1 gong2 jau5 daai6 joek3 loeng5 sing4 jan4 hau2 sang1 wut6 hai2 pan4 kung4 sin3 haa6. According to the average income of each individual, 20% of the total population in Hong Kong live under the poverty line.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
character
(Chinese linguistics) the Middle Chinese initial of 以 (MC jɨ^X), equivalent to the 4th 等 (děng) of the initial 喻 (MC jɨoᴴ)
character
because; because of
勿以善小而不為
勿以善小而不为
wù yǐ shàn xiǎo ér bù wéi do not fail to commit a good act just because it is small in scale.
character
according to
以大小排列
以大小排列
yǐ dà xiǎo pái liè to arrange by size
物以類聚
物以类聚
wù yǐ lèi jù birds of a feather flock together (lit. things will be gathered together according to category)
character
a preposition that expresses a boundary in time, orientation, direction or quantity
以前
以前
yǐ qián before
自古以來
自古以来
zì gǔ yǐ lái since time immemorial
價格在一千元以上。
价格在一千元以上。
jià gé zài yī qiān yuán yǐ shàng ． The price is above one thousand yuan.
character
so as to; in order to
以正視聽
以正视听
yǐ zhèng shì tīng in order to ensure a correct understanding of the facts
以防萬一
以防万一
yǐ fáng wàn yī just in case (literally, “to protect against a contingency”)
市民對惡劣天氣要作出適當的預防措施，以減低可能引致的人命傷亡及財物損失。
市民对恶劣天气要作出适当的预防措施，以减低可能引致的人命伤亡及财物损失。
shì mín duì è liè tiān qì yào zuò chū shì dāng de yù fáng cuò shī ， yǐ jiǎn dī kě néng yǐn zhì de rén mìng shāng wáng jí cái wù sǔn shī ． The public should take appropriate preventive measures against severe weather in order to minimize possible loss of life, injury and property damage.
character
to use
character
a surname
character, literary
therefore; thus
character, literary
to consider as
character
by; with; by means of
以少勝多
以少胜多
yǐ shǎo shèng duō to defeat (enemy troops) with a force inferior in number
以德報怨
以德报怨
yǐ dé bào yuàn to return good for evil (literally, “to recompense injury with kindness”)
以賣衣服為生
以卖衣服为生
yǐ mài yī fú wéi shēng to make a living by selling clothes
以大局為重
以大局为重
yǐ dà jú wéi zhòng to focus on the big picture (literally, “to treat the big picture as [something] serious”)
彼此以同樣的態度對待對方。
彼此以同样的态度对待对方。
bǐ cǐ yǐ tóng yàng de tài dù duì dài duì fāng ． One another treating an opposing side with the same attitude.
All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood.
All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and must behave one another in the spirit of brotherhood.