宜 - yí - Chinese character definition, English meaning and stroke order

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8 strokes
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宜

yí

Definition

proper
should
suitable
appropriate

Character Decomposition

Compounds (1)

誼

yì

friendship; also pr. [yi2]

Related words (23)

宜人

yí rén

nice; pleasant; charming; hospitable to people

livable

not suitable; inadvisable; inappropriate

事宜

shì yí

matters; arrangements

convenient

appropriate; apt

appropriate

inappropriate; improper

得宜

dé yí

proper; appropriate; suitable

時宜

shí yí

timely; at the right moment; appropriate to the occasion; opportune; to fit current fashion

機宜

jī yí

guidelines; what to do (under given circumstances)

expedient

to be suitable or appropriate

適宜

shì yí

suitable; appropriate

合時宜

hé shí yí

timely; at the right moment; appropriate to the occasion; opportune; to fit current fashion

不入時宜

bù rù shí yí

untimely; premature; inopportune; ill-timed; out of fashion; behind the times

不合時宜

bù hé shí yí

untimely; premature; inopportune; ill-timed; out of fashion; behind the times

事不宜遲

shì bù yí chí

the matter should not be delayed; there's no time to lose

便宜行事

biàn yí xíng shì

act at one's discretion; act as one sees fit

合于時宜

hé yú shí yí

timely; at the right moment; appropriate to the occasion; opportune; to fit current fashion

少兒不宜

shào ér bù yí

not suitable for children

老少咸宜

lǎo shào xián yí

suitable for young and old

老少皆宜

lǎo shào jiē yí

suitable for both the young and the old

Idioms (7)

人位相宜

rén wèi xiāng yí

to be the right person for the job (idiom)

因地制宜

yīn dì zhì yí

(idiom) to use methods in line with local circumstances

因時制宜

yīn shí zhì yí

(idiom) to use methods appropriate to the current situation

坐失機宜

zuò shī jī yí

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

權宜之策

quán yí zhī cè

stratagem of convenience (idiom); stop-gap measure; makeshift plan; interim step

權宜之計

quán yí zhī jì

plan of convenience (idiom); stop-gap measure; makeshift stratagem; interim step

面授機宜

miàn shòu jī yí

to give direct instructions on the way to deal with a matter; to brief personally (idiom)

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