Tuttle Learners of Chinese -English Dictionary

gōngzuò? Wǒ yǐwéi nǐ yǐjīng huíjiā le. Oh, you’re still working. I thought you’d gone home. ■ 我一
直以为他是日本人，现在才知道他是中国人。Wǒ yìzhí yǐwéi tā shì Rìběnrén, xiànzài cái
zhīdào tā shì Zhōngguórén. I always thought he was Japanese; only now I know he is Chinese.
yíxià 以下 N below, less than (ANTONYM 以上 yǐshàng) ■ 他们的年收入在一万元以下。Tāmen de nián
shōurù zài yíwàn yuán yǐxià. Their annual income is less than 10,000 yuan.
yǐzhì 以至 CONJ 1 up to 以至无穷 yǐzhì wúqióng into infinity 2 so as to, so...that
yǐzhì 以致 CONJ consequently, as a result
yǐ 椅 N chair
yǐzi 椅子 [suffix: 椅 chair + 子 nominal suffix] N chair (把 bǎ) ■ 房间里有一张桌子和四把椅 子。
Fángjiān li yǒu yì zhāng zhuōzi hé sì bǎ yǐzi. There are a table and four chairs in the room.
yì 亦 ADV also
yì 谊 TRAD 誼 N friendship (See yǒuyì 友谊.)
yì 义 TRAD 義 ADJ righteous
yìwù 义务 N duty, obligation ■ 交税是每一个公民 的义务。Jiāo shuì shì měi yí ge gōngmín de yìwù.
Paying taxes is the duty of every citizen.
yìwù gōngzuò (yìgōng) 义务工作（义工） N voluntary work
yìwù jiàoyù 义务教育 N compulsory education
yì 亿 TRAD 億 NUMERAL one hundred million ■ 中国 有十三亿人口。Zhōngguó yǒu shísān yì rénkǒu.
China has a population of 1.3 billion. 十亿 shíyì billion / 万亿 wànyì trillion
yì 忆 TRAD 憶 V recall (See huíyì 回忆, jìyì 记忆.)
yì 艺 TRAD 藝 N art
yìshù 艺术 [modif: 艺 art + 术 craft, skill] N art ■ 我不大懂现代艺术。Wǒ bú dà dǒng xiàndài yìshù. I
don’t quite understand modern art. ■ 他是 搞艺术的。Tā shì gǎo yìshù de. He is engaged in art.
(→ He is an artist.) 艺术作品 yìshù zuòpǐn a work of art
yìshùjiā 艺术家 N (accomplished, recognized) artist
yì 译 TRAD 譯 V translate (See fānyì 翻译.)
yì 异 TRAD 異 ADJ different
yìcháng 异常 [v+obj: 异 differ from + 常 the usual] ADJ abnormal, unusual ■ 环境遭到破坏，造 成天
气异常。Huánjìng zāodào pòhuài, zàochéng tiānqì yìcháng. As the environment is damaged,
abnormal weather results.
yì 易¹ ADJ easy, not difficult (See róngyì 容易.)
yì 易² V exchange (See màoyì 贸易.)
yì 意 N idea, meaning
yìjiàn 意见 [comp: 意 idea + 见 viewpoint] N 1 opinion, view (条 tiáo) ■ 对这个问题你有什么意
见？Duì zhège wèntí nǐ yǒu shénme yìjiàn? What is your opinion on this issue? ■ 在这个问题上
我 们已经取得了一致的意见。Zài zhège wèntí shang wǒmen yǐjīng qǔdéle yízhì de yìjiàn. We
have reached consensus on this issue. 2 complaint, objection ■ 我对他处理这件事的方法很有意
见。Wǒ duì tà chǔlǐ zhè jiàn shì de fāngfǎ hěn yǒu yìjiàn. I have objections to the way he dealt
with this matter. ■ 他只想到自己，我对他有意见。 Tā zhǐ xiǎngdào zìjǐ, wǒ duì tā yǒu yìjiàn.
My complaint against him is that he thinks only about himself. 提意见 tí yìjiàn make a comment (on an
issue, a proposal etc.), make a complaint
yìliào 意料 V & N expect, anticipate; expectation, anticipation 意料之中 yìliào zhīzhōng in line with
expectations / 出乎意料 chūhū yìliào out of expectations, not anticipated
yìshi 意识 V & N be conscious of, be aware of; consciousness
yìsi 意思 [comp: 意 meaning + 思 thought] N meaning ■ 这个字是什么意思？Zhège zì shì shénme yìsi?
What’s the meaning of this character? ■ 这句话的意思不清楚。Zhè jù huà de yìsi bù qīngchu.
The meaning of this sentence is not clear. ■ 他的意思是你最好别去。Tā de yìsi shì nǐ zuìhǎo bié
qù. What he meant is that you’d better not go.