Tuttle Learners of Chinese -English Dictionary

的。Zhège jìhuà yídìng yào shíxiàn, zhè shì háowú yíwèn de. It is beyond any doubt that this plan
will materialize.
yí 遗 TRAD 遺 V leave behind
yíchǎn 遗产 [modif: 遗 leave behind + 产 property] N inheritance, legacy, heritage
yíchuán 遗传 [comp: 遗 leave behind + 传 transmit] V pass to the next generation, be hereditary
yíchuánbìng 遗传病 N hereditary disease
yíchuán gōngchéng 遗传工程 N genetic engineering
yíchuánxué 遗传学 N genetics
yíhàn 遗憾 V & ADJ regret; regretful ■ 部长非常 遗憾，不能接受你们的邀请。Bùzhǎng fēicháng
yíhàn, bù néng jiēshòu nǐmen de yāoqǐng. The Minister regrets he is unable to accept your
invitation. ■ 我错过了那场音乐会，真是很遗憾。Wǒ cuòguole nà chǎng yīnyuèhuì, zhēn shì
hěn yíhàn. It is a pity that I missed the concert.
yíliú 遗留 V leave behind, hand down
yíshī 遗失 V lose, be lost ■ 那份遗失的文件找到 了。Nà fèn yíshī de wénjiàn zhǎodào le. The lost
document was recovered.
yǐ 已 ADJ same as 已经 yǐjīng. Used in written Chinese.
yǐjīng 已经 ADJ already ■ 我已经学了三年中文 了。Wǒ yǐjīng xuéle sān nián Zhōngwén le. I’ve
already been studying Chinese for three years. ■ 她已经三十五岁了，还没有结婚。Tā yǐjīng
sānshíwǔ suì le, hái méiyǒu jiéhūn. She is already thirty-five years old and is not married yet.
yǐ 乙 N the second of the ten Heavenly Stems, second
yǐ 以¹ PREP 1 with, in the manner of ■ 我们要以高 标准严格要求自己。Wǒmen yào yǐ gāo biāozhǔn
yángé yāoqiú zìjǐ. We should set high standards for ourselves. 2 for, because of ■ 这个地方以风景
优美 著名。Zhège dìfang yǐ fēngjǐng yōuměi zhùmíng. This place is famous for its beautiful
scenery.
yǐ 以² CONJ in order to, so as to ■ 应该推广新技 术以提高工作效率。Yīnggāi tuīguǎng xīn jìshù yǐ
tígāo gōngzuò xiàolǜ. We should promote new technology so as to increase efficiency.
yǐbiàn 以便 CONJ so that, in order that ■ 请你尽 早通知我们，以便及时做好准备。Qǐng nǐ jìnzǎo
tòngzhī wǒmeà yĭbiàn jíshí zuòhǎo zhŭnbèi. Please let us know as soon as possible so that we can
get ready in time.
yǐhòu 以后 N after, later (ANTONYM 以前 yǐqián) ■ 做完作业以后，要检查一下。Zuòwán zuòyè yǐhòu,
yào jiǎnchá yíxià. After you’ve done an assignment, you should check it [for mistakes]. ■ 这 个问
题我们以后再谈。Zhège wèntí wǒmen yǐhòu zài tán. We’ll discuss this problem later.
yǐjí 以及 CONJ same as 和¹ hé CONJ. Used in formal Chinese.
yǐlái 以来 PARTICLE since, in the past ... ■ 今年以 来，天气一直不正常。Jīnnián yǐlái, tiānqì yìzhí bú
zhèngcháng. Since the beginning of this year the weather has been quite abnormal. ■ 三个月 以
来，你的中文口语有了很大进步。Sān ge yuè yǐlái, nǐ de Zhōngwén kǒuyǔ yǒule hěn dà jìnbù.
In the past three months you have made good progress in spoken Chinese.
yǐmiǎn 以免 CONJ in order to avoid, so as not to
yǐnèi 以内 N within, during ■ 三天以内我一定把 报告交给你。 Sān tiān yǐnèi wǒ yídìng bǎ bàogào
jiāo gei nǐ. I will definitely submit my report to you in three days.
yǐqián 以前 N before, some time ago (ANTONYM 以 后 yǐhòu) ■ 回答问题以前，先要想一下。Huídá
wèntí yǐqián, xiān yào xiǎng yíxià. Before you answer a question, you should think first. ■ 他不 久
以前身体不大好。Tā bùjiǔ yǐqián shēntǐ bú dà hǎo. He was in poor health not long ago. 不久以
前 bùjiǔ yǐqián not long ago
yǐshàng 以上 N over, more than (ANTONYM 以下 yíxià)
yǐwài 以外 N beyond, outside, other than ■ 八小时 以外你可以做自己喜欢做的事。Bā xiǎoshí yǐwài
nǐ kěyǐ zuò zìjǐ xǐhuan zuò de shì. You can do what you enjoy doing outside the eight working
hours.
yǐwǎng 以往 N formerly, in the past
yǐwéi 以为 V think (usually incorrectly) ■ 呀，你 还在工作？我以为你已经回家了。Yǎ, nǐ háizài