以 · yǐ / Yǐ · to use
Learn the Chinese character 以 with its source-linked HSK 1 status, pronunciation, one concise learning meaning, stroke order, real HSK words, and published learning contexts.
Writing guide
How to use the writing tool
- 1. WatchSee the stroke order for 以.
- 2. TraceFollow the guided strokes to build the movement.
- 3. WriteWrite from memory and receive feedback.
HSK vocabulary
Words with 以
Source-linked HSK vocabulary records that contain 以.
Linked HSK vocabulary
- 可以kěyǐcan
- 所以suǒyǐtherefore
- 以后yǐhòuafter
- 以前yǐqiánbefore
- 以上yǐshàngthat level or higher
- 以外yǐwàiapart from
- 以为yǐwéito think
- 以下yǐxiàthat level or lower
- 以内yǐnèiwithin
- 难以nányǐhard to (predict, imagine etc)
- 以yǐto use
- 以及yǐjíand
- 以来yǐláisince (used after a specified time or event)
- 得以déyǐable to
- 加以jiāyǐ(formal) to apply
- 以便yǐbiànso that
- 以免yǐmiǎnin order to avoid
- 以往yǐwǎngin the past
- 之所以zhīsuǒyǐ(after a noun N and before a predicate P) the reason why N P
- 足以zúyǐsufficient to...
- 不以为然bùyǐwéiránnot to accept as correct (idiom)
- 长期以来chángqī yǐláifor a long time
- 持之以恒chízhī-yǐhéngto pursue unremittingly (idiom)
- 梦寐以求mèngmèiyǐqiúlit. to yearn for sth even in one's dreams (idiom)
- 难以置信nányǐ-zhìxìn(idiom) hard to believe
- 全力以赴quánlìyǐfùto do at all costs
- 如愿以偿rúyuànyǐchángto have one's wish fulfilled
- 夜以继日yèyǐjìrìnight and day (idiom)
- 以身作则yǐshēn-zuòzéto set an example (idiom)
- 以致yǐzhìto such an extent as to
- 以至于yǐzhìyúdown to
- 予以yǔyǐto give
- 自以为是zìyǐwéishìto believe oneself infallible (idiom)
Real usage
Example sentences with 以
Published HSK 1 course contexts only. Each sentence links back to the lesson that owns it.
No accepted HSK 1 course context containing 以 is indexed yet. This page does not generate example sentences.
Character questions
About 以
Short answers based on the sources identified on this page.
What does 以 mean in Chinese?
以 is listed here with the concise learning meaning: to use.
How do you pronounce 以?
以 is shown as yǐ / Yǐ.
Is 以 an HSK 1 character?
Yes. 以 is HSK 1 recognition character #216.
Can I practise writing 以?
Yes. Use Watch, Trace, or Write above.
Learning details
- HSK 1 recognition
- HSK 1–2 writing inventory
- 33 linked HSK words
Content transparency
Sources and editorial policy
- HSK placement: HSK 1 recognition character #216.
- Writing scope: HSK 1–2 writing inventory.
- Meaning and pronunciation: CC-CEDICT and linked HSK vocabulary data, shown as supplemental learning metadata.
- Vocabulary: source-linked HSK vocabulary records, each linked to its published HSK vocabulary page.
- Example sentences: published course contexts only; this page does not generate new example sentences.
- Stroke-order practice: HanziWriter character data. This is a source-linked learning reference, not an official HSK publication.