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Definitions

  1. 1. proper
  2. 2. should
  3. 3. suitable
  4. 4. appropriate

Example Sentences

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這些蘋果 於烹飪。
Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 345277)

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Words Containing 宜

宜昌市
yí chāng shì

Yichang, prefecture-level city in Hubei

权宜之策
quán yí zhī cè

stratagem of convenience (idiom); stop-gap measure

失宜
shī yí

inappropriate

宜章
yí zhāng

Yizhang county in Chenzhou 郴州[chēn zhōu], Hunan

宜春地区
yí chūn dì qū

Yichun prefecture in Jiangxi

宜君
yí jūn

Yijun County in Tongchuan 銅川|铜川[tóng chuān], Shaanxi

宜兰市
yí lán shì

Yilan City in Yilan County 宜蘭縣|宜兰县[yí lán xiàn], northeast Taiwan

信宜
xìn yí

Xinyi, county-level city in Maoming 茂名, Guangdong

分宜县
fēn yí xiàn

Fenyi county in Xinyu 新餘|新余[xīn yú], Jiangxi

宜丰县
yí fēng xiàn

Yifeng county in Yichun 宜春, Jiangxi

宜宾县
yí bīn xiàn

Yibin county in Yibin 宜賓|宜宾[yí bīn], Sichuan

因地制宜
yīn dì zhì yí

(idiom) to use methods in line with local circumstances

宜都
yí dū

Yidu, county-level city in Yichang 宜昌[yí chāng], Hubei

事不宜迟
shì bù yí chí

the matter should not be delayed

不入时宜
bù rù shí yí

out of step with current thinking

机宜
jī yí

guidelines

宜家
yí jiā

IKEA, Swedish furniture retailer

宜城市
yí chéng shì

Yicheng, county-level city in Xiangfan 襄樊[xiāng fán], Hubei

权宜之计
quán yí zhī jì

plan of convenience (idiom); stop-gap measure

宜宾地区
yí bīn dì qū

Yibin, prefecture-level city in Sichuan

占便宜
zhàn pián yi

advantageous

坐失机宜
zuò shī jī yí

to sit and waste a good opportunity (idiom); to lose the chance

事宜
shì yí

matters

宜秀区
yí xiù qū

Yixiu district of Anqing city 安慶市|安庆市[ān qìng shì], Anhui

宜川县
yí chuān xiàn

Yichuan county in Yan'an 延安[yán ān], Shaanxi

相宜
xiāng yí

to be suitable or appropriate

分宜
fēn yí

Fenyi county in Xinyu 新餘|新余[xīn yú], Jiangxi

冤家宜解不宜结
yuān jiā yí jiě bù yí jié

It is better to squash enmity rather than keeping it alive (proverb)

合于时宜
hé yú shí yí

in keeping with the current thinking; appropriate for the times (or for the occasion)

宜黄县
yí huáng xiàn

Yihuang county in Fuzhou 撫州|抚州, Jiangxi

便宜货
pián yi huò

a bargain

宜人
yí rén

nice; pleasant; charming; hospitable to people

宜都市
yí dū shì

Yidu, county-level city in Yichang 宜昌[yí chāng], Hubei

宜兴市
yí xīng shì

Yixing, county-level city in Wuxi 無錫|无锡[wú xī], Jiangsu

合宜
hé yí

appropriate

便宜
biàn yí

convenient

宜兰
yí lán

Yilan city and county 宜蘭縣|宜兰县[yí lán xiàn], northeast Taiwan

人位相宜
rén wèi xiāng yí

to be the right person for the job (idiom)

宜良
yí liáng

Yiliang county in Kunming 昆明[kūn míng], Yunnan

宜兰县
yí lán xiàn

Yilan County in northeast Taiwan

时宜
shí yí

contemporary expectations

不合时宜
bù hé shí yí

out of step with current thinking

宜城
yí chéng

Yicheng, county-level city in Xiangfan 襄樊[xiāng fán], Hubei

宜宾
yí bīn

Yibin, prefecture-level city in Sichuan

布宜诺斯艾利斯
bù yí nuò sī ài lì sī

Buenos Aires, capital of Argentina

宜良县
yí liáng xiàn

Yiliang county in Kunming 昆明[kūn míng], Yunnan

宜山镇
yí shān zhèn

former Yizhan town, now called Yizhou, county-level city 宜州市[yí zhōu shì] in Hechi 河池[hé chí], Guangxi

适宜
shì yí

suitable

不宜
bù yí

not suitable

面授机宜
miàn shòu jī yí

(idiom) to brief sb in person on the line of action to pursue; to advise face-to-face on how to deal with the present situation

宜阳
yí yáng

Yiyang county in Luoyang 洛陽|洛阳, Henan

便宜行事
biàn yí xíng shì

act at one's discretion

宜宾市
yí bīn shì

Yibin, prefecture-level city in Sichuan

讨便宜
tǎo pián yi

to look for a bargain

宜川
yí chuān

Yichuan county in Yan'an 延安[yán ān], Shaanxi

宜州市
yí zhōu shì

Yizhou, county-level city in Hechi 河池[hé chí], Guangxi

樟宜
zhāng yí

Changi, area in the east of Singapore, where Singapore Changi Airport is located

宜章县
yí zhāng xiàn

Yizhang county in Chenzhou 郴州[chēn zhōu], Hunan

宜山
yí shān

former Yishan county and town, now called Yizhou 宜州[yí zhōu] in Hechi 河池[hé chí], Guangxi

因时制宜
yīn shí zhì yí

(idiom) to use methods appropriate to the current situation

宜兴
yí xīng

Yixing, county-level city in Wuxi 無錫|无锡[wú xī], Jiangsu

宜秀
yí xiù

Yixiu district of Anqing city 安慶市|安庆市[ān qìng shì], Anhui

合时宜
hé shí yí

in keeping with the current thinking

宜君县
yí jūn xiàn

Yijun County in Tongchuan 銅川|铜川[tóng chuān], Shaanxi

宜居
yí jū

livable

宜春市
yí chūn shì

Yichun, prefecture-level city in Jiangxi

宜春
yí chūn

Yichun, prefecture-level city in Jiangxi

宜昌地区
yí chāng dì qū

Yichang prefecture in Hubei

宜州
yí zhōu

Yizhou, county-level city in Hechi 河池[hé chí], Guangxi

宜阳县
yí yáng xiàn

Yiyang county in Luoyang 洛陽|洛阳, Henan

得便宜卖乖
dé pián yi mài guāi

to have benefited from sth but pretend otherwise

便宜
pián yi

cheap

宜黄
yí huáng

Yihuang county in Fuzhou 撫州|抚州, Jiangxi

宜于
yí yú

to be suitable for

少儿不宜
shào ér bù yí

not suitable for children

允宜
yǔn yí

appropriate

信宜市
xìn yí shì

Xinyi, county-level city in Maoming 茂名, Guangdong

宜山县
yí shān xiàn

former Yishan county, now called Yizhou 宜州[yí zhōu] in Hechi 河池[hé chí], Guangxi

权宜
quán yí

expedient

得宜
dé yí

proper

宜丰
yí fēng

Yifeng county in Yichun 宜春, Jiangxi

宜昌
yí chāng

Yichang, prefecture-level city in Hubei