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倚

yǐ
HSK 3.0 Level 7 Verb Rare

Definitions

  1. 1. to lean on
  2. 2. to rely upon

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Character focus

Stroke order

10 strokes

Word relationships

Antonyms

1 item
独立
dú lì

independent

self-reliant vs. to rely upon

Related words

1 item
依赖
yī lài

to depend on

to rely upon

Synonyms

2 items
靠
kào

to lean against or on

to lean on
依
yī

to depend on

to lean on or rely on

Usage notes

Collocations

Common in 倚靠 (yǐkào, lean on/rely on) and 倚赖 (yǐlài, rely on). 倚 by itself is more literary.

Common mistakes

Not to be confused with 依 (yī), which is more common for 'rely on' in modern Chinese and often pairs with different objects.

Example Sentences

2 shown
他 倚 在墙上。
He leaned against the wall.
別 倚 著牆。
Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 5574664)

Sentence data courtesy of Tatoeba.org. AI-generated examples are marked with this icon.

Words Containing 倚

不偏不倚
bù piān bù yǐ

even-handed

倚仗
yǐ zhàng

to lean on

倚天屠龙记
yǐ tiān tú lóng jì

Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber, wuxia (武俠|武侠[wǔ xiá], martial arts chivalry) novel by Jin Yong 金庸[jīn yōng] and its screen adaptations

倚托
yǐ tuō

to rely upon

倚栏望月
yǐ lán wàng yuè

to lean against the railings and look at the moon (idiom)

倚赖
yǐ lài

to rely on

倚重
yǐ zhòng

to rely heavily upon

倚靠
yǐ kào

to lean on

偏倚
piān yǐ

to be partial

凭倚
píng yǐ

to rely on

斜倚
xié yǐ

to recline

背倚
bèi yǐ

to have one's back against

蒹葭倚玉
jiān jiā yǐ yù

see 蒹葭倚玉樹|蒹葭倚玉树[jiān jiā yǐ yù shù]

蒹葭倚玉树
jiān jiā yǐ yù shù

lit. reeds leaning on a jade tree (idiom)