夷
yí
Pinyin

Definition

夷
 - 
yí
  1. non-Han people, esp. to the East of China
  2. barbarians
  3. to wipe out
  4. to exterminate
  5. to tear down
  6. to raze

Character Decomposition

Related Words (14)

夏威夷
Xià wēi yí
  1. 1 Hawaii, US state
武夷山
Wǔ yí shān
  1. 1 Mt Wuyi in Fujian
  2. 2 Wuyishan nature reserve
  3. 3 Wuyishan county level city in Nanping 南平[Nán píng] Fujian
匪夷所思
fěi yí suǒ sī
  1. 1 unimaginable
  2. 2 outrageous
  3. 3 freakish
夏威夷果
Xià wēi yí guǒ
  1. 1 macadamia nut
夷
yí
  1. 1 non-Han people, esp. to the East of China
  2. 2 barbarians
  3. 3 to wipe out
  4. 4 to exterminate
  5. 5 to tear down
  6. 6 to raze
鄙夷
bǐ yí
  1. 1 to despise
  2. 2 to look down upon
  3. 3 despicable
化险为夷
huà xiǎn wéi yí
  1. 1 to turn peril into safety (idiom); to avert disaster
夷平
yí píng
  1. 1 to level
  2. 2 to raze to the ground
夷陵
Yí líng
  1. 1 Yiling (barbarian mound), historical place name in Yichang county 宜昌縣|宜昌县 Hubei, first mentioned in history (after its destruction by Qin) as burial place of the former Chu kings
  2. 2 Yiling district of Yichang city 宜昌市[Yí chāng shì], Hubei
履险如夷
lu:3 xiǎn rú yí
  1. 1 lit. to make one's way through a dangerous pass as if walking on level ground (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to handle a crisis effortlessly
攘夷
rǎng yí
  1. 1 to repel the barbarians
东夷
Dōng yí
  1. 1 Eastern Barbarians, non-Han tribe living to the east of China c 2200 BC
武夷山市
Wǔ yí shān shì
  1. 1 Wuyishan county level city in Nanping 南平[Nán píng] Fujian
蛮夷
mán yí
  1. 1 common term for non-Han peoples in former times, not exclusively derogatory
  2. 2 barbarian

Idioms (3)

以夷制夷
yǐ yí zhì yí
  1. 1 to use foreigners to subdue foreigners (idiom); let the barbarians fight it out among themselves (traditional policy of successive dynasties)
  2. 2 Use Western science and technology to counter imperialist encroachment. (late Qing modernizing slogan)
化险为夷
huà xiǎn wéi yí
  1. 1 to turn peril into safety (idiom); to avert disaster
履险如夷
lu:3 xiǎn rú yí
  1. 1 lit. to make one's way through a dangerous pass as if walking on level ground (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to handle a crisis effortlessly

Sample Sentences

什么怪你，是挂念你，人来就好，带什么礼物，真是的！坐下坐下，先来喝我这价值不菲的武夷山岩茶。
shénme guài nǐ ，shì guàniàn nǐ ，rén lái jiù hǎo ，dài shénme lǐwù ，zhēnshìde ！zuòxia zuòxia ，xiān lái hē wǒ zhè jiàzhí bùfěi de wǔyíshānyánchá 。
It's not that I'm holding a grudge against you, it's that I miss you. It's enough that you came, you really didn't need to bring a gift. Really! Sit! Sit! First have a drink of this pricey Mount Wuyi rock tea.
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夏威夷果？名字好奇怪！是夏威夷产的吗？
Xiàwēiyí guǒ ？míngzi hǎo qíguài ！shì Xiàwēiyí chǎn de ma ？
Hawaiian nuts? What a strange name! Are they produced in Hawaii?
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上面写的是：夏威夷果。
shàngmian xiě de shì ：Xiàwēiyí guǒ 。
It’s written on top: ‘Hawaiian Nuts’.
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我下星期去夏威夷。
wǒ xiàxīngqī qù Xiàwēiyí 。
I'm going to Hawaii next week.
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