1 to think (i.e. to take it to be true that ...) (Usually there is an implication that the notion is mistaken – except when expressing one's own current opinion.)
1 happy on the one hand, but worried on the other (idiom)
一言以蔽之
yī yán yǐ bì zhī
1 one word says it all (idiom, from Analects); to cut a long story short
2 in a nutshell
不以人废言
bù yǐ rén fèi yán
1 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
不以为然
bù yǐ wéi rán
1 not to accept as correct (idiom); to object
2 to disapprove
3 to take exception to
不以规矩，不能成方圆
bù yǐ guī ju , bù néng chéng fāng yuán
1 without rules, nothing can be done (idiom, from Mencius); one must follow some rules
不以词害志
bù yǐ cí hài zhì
1 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
1 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
予以照顾
yǔ yǐ zhào gù
1 to ask sb to carefully consider a request (idiom)
他山之石可以攻玉
tā shān zhī shí kě yǐ gōng yù
1 lit. the other mountain's stone can polish jade (idiom); to improve oneself by accepting criticism from outside
2 to borrow talent from abroad to develop the nation effectively
以一驭万
yǐ yī yù wàn
1 to control a key point is to be master of the situation (idiom)
以人废言
yǐ rén fèi yán
1 to reject a word because of the speaker (idiom, from Analects); to judge on preference between advisers rather than the merits of the case
以债养债
yǐ zhài yǎng zhài
1 debt nurtures more debt (idiom)
以儆效尤
yǐ jǐng xiào yóu
1 in order to warn against following bad examples (idiom)
2 as a warning to others
以免借口
yǐ miǎn jiè kǒu
1 to remove sth that could be used as a pretext (idiom)
以其人之道，还治其人之身
yǐ qí rén zhī dào , huán zhì qí rén zhī shēn
1 to use an opponent's own methods to obtain retribution (idiom, from Song dynasty neo-Confucianist Zhu Xi 朱熹); to get revenge by playing sb back at his own game
2 to give sb a taste of his own medicine
以卵击石
yǐ luǎn jī shí
1 lit. to strike a stone with egg (idiom); to attempt the impossible
2 to invite disaster by overreaching oneself
以史为鉴
yǐ shǐ wéi jiàn
1 to learn from history (idiom)
以夷制夷
yǐ yí zhì yí
1 to use foreigners to subdue foreigners (idiom); let the barbarians fight it out among themselves (traditional policy of successive dynasties)
2 Use Western science and technology to counter imperialist encroachment. (late Qing modernizing slogan)
以子之矛，攻子之盾
yǐ zǐ zhī máo , gōng zǐ zhī dùn
1 lit. use sb's spear to attack his shield (idiom, derived from Han Feizi 韓非子|韩非子); turning a weapon against its owner
2 fig. to attack an opponent using his own devices
3 hoist with his own petard
以小人之心，度君子之腹
yǐ xiǎo rén zhī xīn , duó jūn zǐ zhī fù
1 to gauge the heart of a gentleman with one's own mean measure (idiom)