| 可以 | kě yǐ | can; may; possible; able to |
| 所以 | suǒ yǐ | therefore; as a result; so |
| 以 | yǐ | to use; according to; so as to; by means of; in order to; by; with; because; abbr. for Israel 以色列 |
| 以后 | yǐ hòu | after; later; afterwards; following; later on; in the future |
| 以及 | yǐ jí | as well as; too; and |
| 以上 | yǐ shàng | more than; above; over; the above-mentioned |
| 以来 | yǐ lái | since (a previous event) |
| 以前 | yǐ qián | before; formerly; previous; ago |
| 以为 | yǐ wéi | to believe; to think; to consider; to be under the impression |
| 加以 | jiā yǐ | in addition; moreover; (before polysyllabic verb) to handle it; to deal with (the subject just mentioned) |
| 以下 | yǐ xià | below; under; following |
| 以外 | yǐ wài | apart from; other than; except for; external; outside of |
| 以便 | yǐ biàn | so that; so as to; in order to |
| 以免 | yǐ miǎn | in order to avoid; so as not to |
| 以至 | yǐ zhì | down to; up to; to such an extent as to... (also written 以至于) |
| 以致 | yǐ zhì | to such an extent as to; down to; up to |
| 予以 | yǔ yǐ | to give; to impose; to apply |
| 难以 | nán yǐ | hard to (predict, imagine etc) |
| 以色列 | Yǐ sè liè | Israel |
| 用以 | yòng yǐ | in order to; so as to |
| 得以 | dé yǐ | able to; so that sb can; enabling; in order to; finally in a position to; with sth in view |
| 以内 | yǐ nèi | within; less than |
| 足以 | zú yǐ | sufficient to...; so much so that; so that |
| 借以 | jiè yǐ | so as to; for the purpose of; in order to |
| 给以 | gěi yǐ | give; grant |
| 以往 | yǐ wǎng | in the past; formerly |
| 何以 | hé yǐ | whence |
| 以北 | yǐ běi | to the north of (suffix) |
| 以南 | yǐ nán | to the south of (suffix) |
| 以求 | yǐ qiú | in order to |
| 以东 | yǐ dōng | to the east of (suffix) |
| 以西 | yǐ xī | to the west of (suffix) |
| 之所以 | zhī suǒ yǐ | the reason why |
| 以至于 | yǐ zhì yú | down to; up to; to the extent that... |
| 以身作则 | yǐ shēn zuò zé | to set an example (idiom); to serve as a model |
| 不以为然 | bù yǐ wéi rán | not to accept as correct (idiom); to object; to disapprove; to take exception to |
| 自古以来 | zì gǔ yǐ lái | since ancient times |
| 代之以 | dài zhī yǐ | (has been) replaced with; (its) place has been taken by |
| 全力以赴 | quán lì yǐ fù | do at all costs; make an all-out effort |
| 以太 | yǐ tài | Ether- |
| 所以然 | suǒ yǐ rán | the reason why |
| 夜以继日 | yè yǐ jì rì | night and day (idiom); continuous strenuous effort |
| 梦寐以求 | mèng mèi yǐ qiú | desire of one's dreams |
| 除了…以外 | chú le yǐ wài | besides; in addition to...; either... or... |
| 一直以来 | yī zhí yǐ lái | since always; until now |
| 一言以蔽之 | yī yán yǐ bì zhī | one word says it all (idiom, from Analects); to cut a long story short; in a nutshell |
| 不以人废言 | bù yǐ rén fèi yán | not to reject a word because of the speaker (idiom, from Analects); to judge on the merits of the case rather than preference between advisers |
不以规矩，
不能成方圆 | bù yǐ guī ju ,
bù néng chéng fāng yuán | without rules, nothing can be done (idiom, from Mencius); one must follow some rules |
| 不以词害志 | bù yǐ cí hài zhì | don't let rhetoric spoil the message (idiom); don't get carried away with flowery speech to the detriment of what you want to say |
| 不以辞害志 | bù yǐ cí hài zhì | don't let rhetoric spoil the message (idiom); don't get carried away with flowery speech to the detriment of what you want to say |
