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何以

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hé yǐ

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Definitions

  1. 1. (literary) why
  2. 2. how

Words Containing 何以

何以见得
hé yǐ jiàn dé

how can one be sure?

情何以堪
qíng hé yǐ kān

how can this be endured! (idiom)

没有规矩,何以成方圆
méi yǒu guī ju , hé yǐ chéng fāng yuán

without rules, how can anything be done (idiom); one must follow some rules

Child Words of 何以

以
yǐ

to use

何
hé

what

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