以
yǐYǐ HSK2

by means of

以 yǐ frequency
in order to conjunction
so as to; used to express purpose or intention

我们要努力学习，以报效祖国。

wǒ​men yào nǔ​lì xué​xí, yǐ bào​xiào zǔ​guó.

We must study hard in order to serve our country.

use preposition
to use or employ something as a tool or means

他试图以道理说服固执的对方。

tā shì​tú yǐ dào​li shuō​fú gù​zhí de duì​fāng.

He tried to convince the stubborn opponent with reason.

according to preposition
based on or in accordance with a principle or standard

我们应当以法律为准绳处理此事。

wǒ​men yīng​dāng yǐ fǎ​lǜ wéi zhǔn​shéng chǔ​lǐ cǐ shì.

We should handle this matter using the law as a benchmark.

because preposition
due to; by reason of

他以身体不适为由拒绝了邀请。

tā yǐ shēn​tǐ bù​shì wéi yóu jù​jué le yāo​qǐng.

He declined the invitation on the grounds of ill health.

以 Yǐ
Israel abbreviation
abbreviation for Israel (以色列 Yǐ​sè​liè)

以巴冲突已持续多年。

Yǐ Bā chōng​tū yǐ chí​xù duō nián.

The Israeli-Palestinian conflict has lasted for many years.

Frequency
Character
Written text
23rd most common 4706.0 per million
Movie subtitles
44th most common 3939.0 per million appears in 100% of films
Word
Movie subtitles
390.0 per million appears in 77% of films
Written text
1485.2 per million

Details
HSK 2.0
Level 2
HSK 3.0
Level 2
Strokes
4
Unicode
U+4EE5

Sources
Definitions
CC-CEDICT
Frequency data
MTSU Chinese text computingSUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)