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以

yǐ

B1 Level 5 ★ Core word
PrepositionConjunction

以 (yǐ) is a Chinese word meaning “to use”. It sits at TOCFL Level 5 (CEFR B1) on Taiwan's official TBCL vocabulary standard, where it is marked a core word.

Definition

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

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Example

他以努力出名。

He's known for his hard work.

Related words at this level

儀器遺忘疑問一致已婚以及以免以往

Vocabulary & levels: TBCL / NAER. Parts of speech: TOCFL 8000-word list (SC-TOP). Definitions: CC-CEDICT & CFDICT (CC BY-SA). Stroke data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License).