何以

hé yǐ

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1. (literary) why
2. how

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Words Containing 何以

• 何以见得 何以见得 hé yǐ jiàn dé: how can one be sure?
• 情何以堪 情何以堪 qíng hé yǐ kān: how can this be endured! (idiom)
• 没有规矩，何以成方圆 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 以 yǐ: to use
• 何 何 hé: what