依依
yī yī
Pinyin

Definition

依依
 - 
yī yī
  1. to regret leaving
  2. reluctant to part
  3. (onom.) young leaves stir gently in the wind

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

依然
yī rán
  1. 1 still
  2. 2 as before
依旧
yī jiù
  1. 1 as before
  2. 2 still
依
yī
  1. 1 to depend on
  2. 2 to comply with or listen to sb
  3. 3 according to
  4. 4 in the light of
依依
yī yī
  1. 1 to regret leaving
  2. 2 reluctant to part
  3. 3 (onom.) young leaves stir gently in the wind
依偎
yī wēi
  1. 1 to nestle against
  2. 2 to snuggle up to

Idioms (11)

不依不饶
bù yī bù ráo
  1. 1 not to overlook, nor spare (idiom); unwilling to forgive
  2. 2 to treat severely without listening to excuses
依依不舍
yī yī bù shě
  1. 1 reluctant to part (idiom); broken-hearted at having to leave
依样画葫芦
yī yàng huà hú lu
  1. 1 lit. to draw a gourd from the model (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to copy sth mechanically without attempt at originality
依然如故
yī rán rú gù
  1. 1 back to where we were (idiom); absolutely no improvement
  2. 2 Things haven't changed at all.
依然故我
yī rán gù wǒ
  1. 1 to be one's old self (idiom)
  2. 2 to be unchanged
  3. 3 (derog.) to be stuck in one's ways

Sample Sentences

哟，这么感慨啊，和男朋友久别重逢，到了离别时刻依依不舍？
yō ，zhème gǎnkǎi ā ，hé nánpéngyou jiǔbiéchóngféng ，dào le líbié shíkè yīyībùshě ？
Huh, so emotional? Did you find it hard to let go after meeting up with your boyfriend after being apart for so long?
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依依呀，嗯，我也想你。我在开会，待会儿打给你啊。
Yīyi ya ，ng4 ，wǒ yě xiǎng nǐ 。wǒ zài kāihuì ，dāi huǐr dǎ gěi nǐ a 。
Yiyi. Yeah, I miss you too. I'm in a meeting, let me call you back in a little while.
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我昨天看到依依了。她的男朋友是不是年纪挺大的？
wǒ zuótiān kàndào Yīyi le 。tā de nánpéngyou shìbushì niánjì tǐng dà de ？
I saw Yiyi yesterday. Her boyfriend is quite elderly, isn't he?
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