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HSK 3.0 Level 7

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Definitions

  1. 1. to depend on
  2. 2. to comply with or listen to sb
  3. 3. according to
  4. 4. in the light of

Example Sentences

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舊愛你。
Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 10474832)

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Words Containing 依

相依
xiāng yī

to be interdependent

依依不舍
yī yī bù shě

reluctant to part (idiom); broken-hearted at having to leave

蔡依林
cài yī lín

Jolin Tsai (1980-), Taiwanese singer

依安县
yī ān xiàn

Yi'an county in Qiqihar 齊齊哈爾|齐齐哈尔[qí qí hā ěr], Heilongjiang

依顺
yī shùn

to comply

依托
yī tuō

to rely on

依属
yī shǔ

dependence

三归依
sān guī yī

the Three Pillars of Faith (Buddha, dharma, sangha), aka 三寶|三宝[sān bǎo]

沙依巴克区
shā yī bā kè qū

Saybagh district (Uighur: Saybagh Rayoni) of Urumqi city 烏魯木齊市|乌鲁木齐市[wū lǔ mù qí shì], Xinjiang

依兰县
yī lán xiàn

Yilan county in Harbin 哈爾濱|哈尔滨[hā ěr bīn], Heilongjiang

依然如故
yī rán rú gù

back to where we were (idiom); absolutely no improvement

布依
bù yī

Buyei ethnic group

依样画葫芦
yī yàng huà hú lu

lit. to draw a gourd from the model (idiom)

依存
yī cún

to depend on sth for existence

依然故我
yī rán gù wǒ

to be unchanged

互相依存
hù xiāng yī cún

interdependent

黔南布依族苗族自治州
qián nán bù yī zú miáo zú zì zhì zhōu

Qiannan Buyei and Miao Autonomous Prefecture in Guizhou, capital Duyun City 都勻市|都匀市[dū yún shì]

依从
yī cóng

to comply with

依靠
yī kào

to rely on sth (for support etc)

依撒意亚
yī sā yì yà

Isaiah

依葫芦画瓢
yī hú lu huà piáo

lit. to draw a dipper with a gourd as one's model (idiom)

依据
yī jù

according to

依兰
yī lán

Yilan county in Harbin 哈爾濱|哈尔滨[hā ěr bīn], Heilongjiang

依依
yī yī

to regret leaving

依着
yī zhe

in accordance with

依撒格
yī sā gé

Issac (name)

克拉玛依
kè lā mǎ yī

Karamay prefecture-level city in Xinjiang

关岭布依族苗族自治县
guān lǐng bù yī zú miáo zú zì zhì xiàn

Guanling Buyei and Hmong autonomous county in Anshun 安順|安顺[ān shùn], Guizhou

小鸟依人
xiǎo niǎo yī rén

lit. like a little bird relying on people (idiom)

不依不饶
bù yī bù ráo

not to overlook, nor spare (idiom); unwilling to forgive

依照
yī zhào

according to

依法
yī fǎ

legal (proceedings)

依旧
yī jiù

as before

归依
guī yī

to convert to (a religion)

相依为命
xiāng yī wéi mìng

mutually dependent for life (idiom); to rely upon one another for survival

依法治国
yī fǎ zhì guó

to rule according to the law

千依百顺
qiān yī bǎi shùn

totally submissive (idiom)

依赖
yī lài

to depend on

依云
yī yún

Evian, mineral water company

黔西南布依族苗族自治州
qián xī nán bù yī zú miáo zú zì zhì zhōu

Qianxinan Buyei and Miao autonomous prefecture in Guizhou, capital Xingyi city 興義市|兴义市

唇齿相依
chún chǐ xiāng yī

lit. as close as lips and teeth (idiom); closely related

依我来看
yī wǒ lái kàn

as I see it

依仗
yī zhàng

to count on

依次
yī cì

in order

语境依赖性
yǔ jìng yī lài xìng

context dependency

孑立无依
jié lì wú yī

to stand alone

依我看
yī wǒ kàn

in my opinion

依偎
yī wēi

to nestle against

依循
yī xún

to follow

依附
yī fù

to adhere

不依
bù yī

not to comply

皈依者
guī yī zhě

a convert

沙依巴克
shā yī bā kè

Saybagh district (Uighur: Saybagh Rayoni) of Urumqi city 烏魯木齊市|乌鲁木齐市[wū lǔ mù qí shì], Xinjiang

概念依存模型
gài niàn yī cún mó xíng

conceptual dependency model

依稀
yī xī

vaguely

依然
yī rán

still

城市依赖症
chéng shì yī lài zhèng

\urban dependence disease\ (sufferers are unwilling to give up city comforts and return to the countryside)

克拉玛依市
kè lā mǎ yī shì

Karamay prefecture-level city in Xinjiang

皈依
guī yī

to convert to (a religion)

无依无靠
wú yī wú kào

no one to rely on (idiom); on one's own

依洛瓦底
yī luò wǎ dǐ

Irrawaddy or Ayeyarwady River, the main river of Myanmar

克拉玛依区
kè lā mǎ yī qū

Karamay District of Karamay City 克拉瑪依市|克拉玛依市[kè lā mǎ yī shì], Xinjiang

凭依
píng yī

to rely on

依地酸二钴
yī dì suān èr gǔ

kelocyanor

依山傍水
yī shān bàng shuǐ

mountains on one side and water on the other

依恋
yī liàn

to be fondly attached to

依撒依亚
yī sā yī yà

Isaiah (Catholic transliteration)

依傍
yī bàng

to rely on

依亲
yī qīn

to be dependent on a relative

依计行事
yī jì xíng shì

to act according to plan

紫云苗族布依族自治县
zǐ yún miáo zú bù yī zú zì zhì xiàn

Ziyun Hmong and Buyei autonomous county in Anshun 安順|安顺[ān shùn], Guizhou

镇宁布依族苗族自治县
zhèn níng bù yī zú miáo zú zì zhì xiàn

Zhenning Buyei and Hmong autonomous county in Anshun 安順|安顺[ān shùn], Guizhou

阿依莎
ā yī shā

Aishah bint Abi Bakr (c. 614-678), youngest wife of prophet Mohamed 穆罕默德[mù hǎn mò dé]

百依百顺
bǎi yī bǎi shùn

docile and obedient

依安
yī ān

Yi'an county in Qiqihar 齊齊哈爾|齐齐哈尔[qí qí hā ěr], Heilongjiang