以

Pinyin: yǐ

to use; by means of; according to; in order to

🏮 Chinese HSK 5 preposition

Example sentence

我认为电脑会帮助学生以高效方式使学得更好。

Wǒ rènwéi diànnǎo huì bāngzhù xuésheng yǐ gāoxiào fāngshì shǐ xué de gèng hǎo.

I think that computers can help students use more effective study methods.

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What 以 means

以 (yǐ) is a Chinese word meaning “to use; by means of; according to; in order to”. It appears in the HSK 5 collection.

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Words and levels: HSK Examination Syllabus (2025), Center for Language Education and Cooperation · meanings: CC-CEDICT · example sentences: Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR) · Dictionary-derived data: CC BY-SA 4.0.

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