| 适宜 | shì yí | suitable; appropriate |
| 不宜 | bù yí | not suitable; inadvisable; inappropriate |
| 宜 | yí | proper; should; suitable; appropriate; surname Yi |
| 因地制宜 | yīn dì zhì yí | (idiom) to use methods in line with local circumstances |
| 便宜 | pián yi | small advantages; to let sb off lightly; cheap; inexpensive |
| 便宜 | biàn yí | convenient |
| 宜昌 | Yí chāng | Yichang prefecture level city in Hubei |
| 事宜 | shì yí | (make) arrangements |
| 相宜 | xiāng yí | to be suitable or appropriate |
| 宜兴 | Yí xīng | Yixing county level city in Wuxi 无锡, Jiangsu |
| 布宜诺斯艾利斯 | Bù yí nuò sī Ài lì sī | Buenos Aires, capital of Argentina |
| 合宜 | hé yí | appropriate |
| 宜人 | yí rén | nice; pleasant; charming; hospitable to people |
| 宜阳 | Yí yáng | Yiyang county in Luoyang 洛阳, Henan |
| 宜宾 | Yí bīn | Yibin prefecture level city in Sichuan |
| 占便宜 | zhàn pián yi | advantageous; favorable; to benefit at others' expense; to take unfair advantage |
| 分宜 | Fēn yí | Fenyi country in Xinyu 新余, Jiangxi |
| 宜春 | Yí chūn | Yichun prefecture level city in Jiangxi |
| 不入时宜 | bù rù shí yí | untimely; premature; inopportune; ill-timed; out of fashion; behind the times |
| 不合时宜 | bù hé shí yí | untimely; premature; inopportune; ill-timed; out of fashion; behind the times |
| 人位相宜 | rén wèi xiāng yí | to be the right person for the job (idiom) |
| 便宜行事 | biàn yí xíng shì | act at one's discretion; act as one sees fit |
| 便宜货 | pián yi huò | a bargain; cheap goods |
| 信宜 | Xìn yí | Xinyi county level city in Maoming 茂名, Guangdong |
| 信宜市 | Xìn yí shì | Xinyi county level city in Maoming 茂名, Guangdong |
| 允宜 | yǔn yí | appropriate; apt |
| 分宜县 | Fēn yí xiàn | Fenyi country in Xinyu 新余, Jiangxi |
| 合于时宜 | hé yú shí yí | timely; at the right moment; appropriate to the occasion; opportune; to fit current fashion |
| 合时宜 | hé shí yí | timely; at the right moment; appropriate to the occasion; opportune; to fit current fashion |
| 因时制宜 | yīn shí zhì yí | (idiom) to use methods appropriate to the current situation |
| 坐失机宜 | zuò shī jī yí | to sit and waste a good opportunity (idiom); to lose the chance |
| 失宜 | shī yí | inappropriate; improper |
| 宜君 | Yí jūn | Yijun county in Tóngchuān 铜川, Shǎnxī |
| 宜君县 | Yí jūn xiàn | Yijun county in Tóngchuān 铜川, Shǎnxī |
| 宜城 | Yí chéng | Yicheng county level city in Xiangfan 襄樊, Hubei |
| 宜城市 | Yí chéng shì | Yicheng county level city in Xiangfan 襄樊, Hubei |
| 宜家 | Yí jiā | IKEA (Ingvar Kamprad Elmtaryd Agunnaryd), Scandinavian-style furniture store |
| 宜居 | yí jū | livable |
| 宜山 | Yí shān | former Yishan county and town, now called Yizhou 宜州 in Hechi 河池, Guangxi |
| 宜山县 | Yí shān xiàn | former Yishan county, now called Yizhou 宜州 in Hechi 河池, Guangxi |
| 宜山镇 | Yí shān zhèn | former Yizhan town, now called Yizhou county level city 宜州市 in Hechi 河池, Guangxi |
| 宜川 | Yí chuān | Yichuan county in Yan'an 延安, Shaanxi |
| 宜川县 | Yí chuān xiàn | Yichuan county in Yan'an 延安, Shaanxi |
| 宜州 | Yí zhōu | Yizhou county level city in Hechi 河池, Guangxi |
| 宜州市 | Yí zhōu shì | Yizhou county level city in Hechi 河池, Guangxi |
| 宜昌地区 | Yí chāng dì qū | Yichang prefecture in Hubei |
| 宜昌市 | Yí chāng shì | Yichang prefecture level city in Hubei |
| 宜昌县 | Yí chāng xiàn | Yichang county in Hubei |
| 宜春地区 | Yí chūn dì qū | Yichun prefecture in Jiangxi |
| 宜春市 | Yí chūn shì | Yichun prefecture level city in Jiangxi |
