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

Compounds (6)

姨
yí
  1. 1 mother's sister
  2. 2 aunt
咦
yí
  1. 1 expression of surprise
胰
yí
  1. 1 soap
  2. 2 pancreas
痍
yí
  1. 1 bruise
  2. 2 sores
荑
tí
  1. 1 (grass)

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

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
lǚ 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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