宜
yí
Pinyin

Definition

宜
 - 
yí
  1. proper
  2. should
  3. suitable
  4. appropriate
宜
 - 
Yí
  1. surname Yi

Character Decomposition

Compounds (1)

谊
yì
  1. 1 friendship
  2. 2 also pr. [yí]

Related Words (20)

便宜
biàn yí
  1. 1 convenient
宜
Yí
  1. 1 surname Yi
宜家
Yí jiā
  1. 1 IKEA, Swedish furniture retailer
事宜
shì yí
  1. 1 matters
  2. 2 arrangements
宜人
yí rén
  1. 1 nice
  2. 2 pleasant
  3. 3 charming
  4. 4 hospitable to people

Idioms (7)

人位相宜
rén wèi xiāng yí
  1. 1 to be the right person for the job (idiom)
因地制宜
yīn dì zhì yí
  1. 1 (idiom) to use methods in line with local circumstances
因时制宜
yīn shí zhì yí
  1. 1 (idiom) to use methods appropriate to the current situation
坐失机宜
zuò shī jī yí
  1. 1 to sit and waste a good opportunity (idiom); to lose the chance
权宜之策
quán yí zhī cè
  1. 1 stratagem of convenience (idiom); stop-gap measure
  2. 2 makeshift plan
  3. 3 interim step

Sample Sentences

一分钱一分货，没办法更便宜了。
yīfēnqiányīfēnhuò ，méi bànfǎ gèng piányi le 。
You get what you pay for, there's no way to be cheaper.
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这货太贵了，可以便宜点吧?
zhè huò tài guì le ，kěyǐ piányi diǎn ba ?
This merchandise is too expensive, can it be cheaper?
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你这么一说倒是提醒我了，下周要去斯里兰卡度假，听说我喜欢的品牌腰果在科伦坡国际机场买最便宜！
nǐ zhème yīshuō dǎo shì tíxǐng wǒ le ，xiàzhōu yào qù Sīlǐlánkǎ dùjià ，tīngshuō wǒ xǐhuan de pǐnpái yāoguǒ zài Kēlúnpō guójì jīchǎng mǎi zuì biànyí ！
You saying that reminded me, next week I’m going on holiday to Sri Lanka. I hear my favourite brand of cashew nuts is cheapest at Bandaranaike International Airport in Colombo!
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可不是嘛，如果想要带一些跌打损伤的药品，可以选择香港国际机场一号航站楼的余仁生，那里的保健品都是纯中药的，价格比它的原产国新加坡还便宜，买一些家中常备药经济实惠。
kěbushì ma ，rúguǒ xiǎngyào dài yīxiē diēdǎsǔnshāng de yàopǐn ，kěyǐ xuǎnzé Xiānggǎng guójì jīchǎng yīhào hángzhànlóu de Yúrénshēng ，nàli de bǎojiàn pǐn dōu shì chún Zhōngyào de ，jiàgé bǐ tā de yuánchǎn guó Xīnjiāpō hái biànyí ，mǎi yīxiē jiā zhōng chángbèi yào jīngjì shíhuì 。
Right? If you want to get some medicine for cuts and bruises, you can go to the Eu Yan Sang in Terminal 1 of Hong Kong International Airport. The health products are all pure traditional Chinese medicine, and the price is cheaper than in Singapore, the country of origin, so you can stock up on everyday medicine for a cheap price.
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共享经济是闲置资源的再分配，让有需要的人得以较便宜的代价借用资源，持有资源者也能得到利益。我认为在这个资源分配极度不均的社会，这种想法很好也很环保。
gòngxiǎng jīngjì shì xiánzhì zīyuán de zài fēnpèi ，ràng yǒu xūyào de rén dé yǐ jiào piányi de dàijià jiè yòng zīyuán ，chíyǒu zīyuán zhě yě néng dédào lìyì 。wǒ rènwéi zài zhè ge zīyuán fēnpèi jídù bù jūn de shèhuì ，zhèzhǒng xiǎngfǎ hěn hǎo yě hěn huánbǎo 。
The sharing economy makes reuse of idle resources, allowing people in need to borrow resources for a relatively cheap price and those holding the resources can also derive benefit. I think that in a society in which there is an unequal proportionment of resources, this way of thinking is great in that it is environmentally friendly.
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我们的健身房可以选择签半年、一年或者两年的合同。签两年的月费最便宜您想签多久呢？
wǒmen de jiànshēnfáng kěyǐ xuǎnzé qiān bànnián 、yī nián huòzhě liǎng nián de hétong 。qiān liǎng nián de yuè fèi zuì piányi nín xiǎng qiān duōjiǔ ne ？
Our gymnasium offers half, one year or two years contract. The monthly fee for a two years contract is the most economical. Which one would you like?
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啤酒很便宜
píjiǔ hěn piányi
The beer is (quite) cheap.
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东西也便宜得不得了。
dōngxi yě piányi de bùdéliǎo 。
Things are also so cheap.
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宜家
Yí jiā
Ikea
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曾晶介绍，对于老年人，体重过轻或消瘦会增加骨质疏松、食道和胃肿瘤等疾病的风险，同时导致对疾病的抵抗耐受力降低、缩短寿命。目前普遍认为，老年人的健康体质指数在20～27之间为宜，也就是说，微胖的老人相对更健康。
zēngjīng jièshào ，duìyú lǎoniánrén ，tǐzhòng guò qīng huò xiāoshòu huì zēngjiā gǔzhí shūsōng 、shídào hé wèi zhǒngliú děng jíbìng de fēngxiǎn ，tóngshí dǎozhì duì jíbìng de dǐkàng nàishòulì jiàngdī 、suōduǎn shòumìng 。mùqián pǔbiàn rènwéi ，lǎoniánrén de jiànkāng tǐzhì zhǐshù zài 20 ～27 zhījiān wèiyí ，yějiùshìshuō ，wēi pàng de lǎorén xiāngduì gèng jiànkāng 。
Zeng Jing said that for the elderly, underweight or weight loss will increase the risk of osteoporosis, esophagus and stomach cancer, and at the same time lead to reduced resistance to disease and shorten life. It is generally believed that the healthy body mass index of the elderly is between 20 and 27, that is to say, old people who are slightly plump are relatively healthier.
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