依 (yī) means According to (depend on - agree - consent). Below are 19 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.
Dictionary examples
请 依 据规定办理。
Qǐng yījù guīdìng bànlǐ.
Please proceed according to the regulations.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 依据
这里 依 然那么安静。
Zhèlǐ yīrán nàme ānjìng.
It is still as quiet here as ever.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 依然
嫌疑人被 依 法拘留。
Xiányírén bèi yīfǎ jūliú.
The suspect was detained according to law.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 拘留
他从小就 依 靠自己。
Tā cóngxiǎo jiù yīkào zìjǐ.
He has relied on himself since childhood.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 依靠
多年以后他 依 然记得。
Duō nián yǐhòu tā yīrán jìde.
Years later he still remembers.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 依然
难度按题号 依 次递增。
Nándù àn tí hào yīcì dìzēng.
The difficulty increases step by step with the question number.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 递增
他 依 旧每天六点起床。
Tā yījiù měi tiān liù diǎn qǐchuáng.
He still gets up at six every day.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 依旧
这块地被 依 法征收了。
Zhè kuài dì bèi yīfǎ zhēngshōu le.
This land was requisitioned according to law.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 征收
开除员工必须 依 照程序。
Kāichú yuángōng bìxū yīzhào chéngxù.
Dismissing an employee must follow due procedure.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 开除
老人思维 依 然十分敏捷。
Lǎorén sīwéi yīrán shífēn mǐnjié.
The old man's mind is still very quick.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 敏捷
这个说法没有任何 依 据。
Zhège shuōfǎ méiyǒu rènhé yījù.
This claim has no basis whatever.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 依据
孩子不能过分 依 赖父母。
Háizi bù néng guòfèn yīlài fùmǔ.
Children should not depend too much on their parents.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 依赖
这个行业 依 赖进口原料。
Zhège hángyè yīlài jìnkǒu yuánliào.
This industry depends on imported raw materials.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 依赖
这个项目以学校为 依 托。
Zhège xiàngmù yǐ xuéxiào wéi yītuō.
This project is based on the school.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 依托
多年过去，这里 依 旧没变。
Duō nián guòqù, zhèlǐ yījiù méi biàn.
After all these years this place is still unchanged.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 依旧
逮捕必须 依 照法定程序进行。
Dàibǔ bìxū yīzhào fǎdìng chéngxù jìnxíng.
An arrest must be carried out according to legal procedure.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 逮捕
这项工程 依 靠大家共同完成。
Zhè xiàng gōngchéng yīkào dàjiā gòngtóng wánchéng.
This project depends on everyone finishing it together.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 依靠
他们 依 托本地资源发展旅游。
Tāmen yītuō běndì zīyuán fāzhǎn lǚyóu.
They developed tourism on the strength of local resources.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 依托
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Words that contain 依
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Questions about 依
How is 依 used in a sentence?
This page shows 19 sentences using 依 (yī, "According to (depend on - agree - consent)"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.
Are these sentences machine generated?
No. They come from the site's own dictionary examples, graded readers, travel phrasebook and grammar library — all written by a person. A word with no sentence gets no page here, rather than a page of invented ones.
Why do some sentences show 依 inside a longer word?
Because that is where a single character usually lives. Seeing 依 inside the words it builds is how the character stops being an isolated symbol and starts being something you can read.
Where can I see the full entry for 依?
The dictionary page for 依 has its stroke order, its traditional form, every sense the dictionary lists and a character-by-character breakdown. It is linked at the top of this page.
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