以 [yǐ]

• 动词
  • （用; 拿） use; take:
  • （用; 拿） use; take:

    utilize our strong points to attack the enemy's weak points;

    以我之长， 攻敌之短

    set the general interest of fighting against the common enemy above everything else

    以共同对敌的大局为重

• 介词
  • （用; 拿） with; by:

    convince people by reasoning;

    以理服人

    present sb. with a bouquet

    赠以鲜花

  • （依; 按照） according to:

    enroll students according to their merits;

    以成绩录取新生

    open and close according to schedule;

    以时启闭

  • （因） because of:

    not reject a saying because the speaker is what or who he is;

    不以人废言

    not lose heart because of failure nor feel conceited because of success;

    不以失败自馁， 不以成功自满

  • （表示目的） in order to; so as to:

    so as to distinguish this from other cases;

    以示区别

    in order to answer an urgent need

    以应急需

  • （于; 在） at (a certain time); on (a fixed date):

    I returned on March the first.

    余以3月1日返。

  • （放在单纯的方位词前， 表示时间、方位、数量的界限）:

    twenty years ago or earlier;

    20年以前

    (to the) north of the Huanghe River;

    黄河以北

• 连词
  • （跟 “而 ”用法相同） and; as well as:
  • （跟 “而 ”用法相同） and; as well as:

    raindrops pattering and wind rustling;

    淅沥以潇飒

    The city wall is high and thick.

    城高以厚。

• 名词
  • （姓氏） a surname:
  • （姓氏） a surname:

    Yi Xiang

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