何以 hé yǐ ㄏㄜˊ ㄧˇ ho4 ji5
- (literary) why
- how
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何
- 任何 rèn hé ㄖㄣˋ ㄏㄜˊ jam6 ho4 any; whatever; whichever
- 何在 hé zài ㄏㄜˊ ㄗㄞˋ ho4 zoi6 where?
- 何必 hé bì ㄏㄜˊ ㄅㄧˋ ho4 bit1 there is no need
- 何时 何時 hé shí ㄏㄜˊ ㄕˊ ho4 si4 when
- 何况 何況 hé kuàng ㄏㄜˊ ㄎㄨㄤˋ ho4 fong3 let alone
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- 何苦 hé kǔ ㄏㄜˊ ㄎㄨˇ ho4 fu2 why bother?
- 何处 何處 hé chù ㄏㄜˊ ㄔㄨˋ ho4 cyu3 whence
- 如何 rú hé ㄖㄨˊ ㄏㄜˊ jyu4 ho4 how
- 为何 為何 wèi hé ㄨㄟˋ ㄏㄜˊ wai6 ho4 why
- 无可奈何 無可奈何 wú kě nài hé ㄨˊ ㄎㄜˇ ㄋㄞˋ ㄏㄜˊ mou4 ho2 noi6 ho4 have no way out
- 无论如何 無論如何 wú lùn rú hé ㄨˊ ㄌㄨㄣˋ ㄖㄨˊ ㄏㄜˊ mou4 leon6 jyu4 ho4 (idiom) whatever the case; in any event; no matter what; by all possible means
- 何不 hé bù ㄏㄜˊ ㄅㄨˋ ho4 bat1 why not?
- 何人 hé rén ㄏㄜˊ ㄖㄣˊ ho4 jan4 who
- 何其 hé qí ㄏㄜˊ ㄑㄧˊ ho4 kei4 (literary) (similar to 多么, used before an adjective in exclamations) how (fortunate etc); so (many etc)
- 何啻 hé chì ㄏㄜˊ ㄔˋ ho4 ci3 (literary) far more than
- 何尝 何嘗 hé cháng ㄏㄜˊ ㄔㄤˊ ho4 soeng4 (rhetorical question) when?
- 何如 hé rú ㄏㄜˊ ㄖㄨˊ ho4 jyu4 how about
- 何妨 hé fáng ㄏㄜˊ ㄈㄤˊ ho4 fong4 what harm is there in (doing sth)
- 何干 hé gān ㄏㄜˊ ㄍㄢ ho4 gon1 what business?
- 何所 hé suǒ ㄏㄜˊ ㄙㄨㄛˇ ho4 so2 where
以
- 予以 yǔ yǐ ㄩˇ ㄧˇ jyu5 ji5 to give
- 以上 yǐ shàng ㄧˇ ㄕㄤˋ ji5 soeng6 that level or higher; that amount or more
- 以下 yǐ xià ㄧˇ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ji5 haa6 that level or lower
- 以来 以來 yǐ lái ㄧˇ ㄌㄞˊ ji5 loi4 since (used after a specified time or event)
- 以便 yǐ biàn ㄧˇ ㄅㄧㄢˋ ji5 bin6 so that
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- 以免 yǐ miǎn ㄧˇ ㄇㄧㄢˇ ji5 min5 in order to avoid
- 以内 以內 yǐ nèi ㄧˇ ㄋㄟˋ ji5 noi6 within
- 以前 yǐ qián ㄧˇ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ji5 cin4 before
- 以及 yǐ jí ㄧˇ ㄐㄧˊ ji5 kap6 and; as well as
- 以外 yǐ wài ㄧˇ ㄨㄞˋ ji5 ngoi6 apart from
- 以往 yǐ wǎng ㄧˇ ㄨㄤˇ ji5 wong5 in the past; formerly
- 以后 以後 yǐ hòu ㄧˇ ㄏㄡˋ ji5 hau6 after
- 以为 以為 yǐ wéi ㄧˇ ㄨㄟˊ ji5 wai4 to think; to believe (often with the implication that the belief is mistaken – unless referring to one's own current belief)
- 以至 yǐ zhì ㄧˇ ㄓˋ ji5 zi3 down to
- 以致 yǐ zhì ㄧˇ ㄓˋ ji5 zi3 to such an extent as to
- 加以 jiā yǐ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄧˇ gaa1 ji5 (formal) to apply; to carry out; to take action to (do sth) (used before a disyllabic verb, indicating that the action is directed at sth previously mentioned, e.g. 加以说明); to apply (restrictions etc); to give (support, consideration etc)
- 可以 kě yǐ ㄎㄜˇ ㄧˇ ho2 ji5 can
- 得以 dé yǐ ㄉㄜˊ ㄧˇ dak1 ji5 able to
- 所以 suǒ yǐ ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄧˇ so2 ji5 therefore
- 足以 zú yǐ ㄗㄨˊ ㄧˇ zuk1 ji5 sufficient to...
Idioms with these characters
- 何乐不为 何樂不為 hé lè bù wéi ㄏㄜˊ ㄌㄜˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄨㄟˊ ho4 lok6 bat1 wai6 (idiom) what is there against it? (rhetorical question indicating an eagerness or willingness to do sth)
- 情何以堪 qíng hé yǐ kān ㄑㄧㄥˊ ㄏㄜˊ ㄧˇ ㄎㄢ cing4 ho4 ji5 ham1 how can this be endured! (idiom)
- 谈何容易 談何容易 tán hé róng yì ㄊㄢˊ ㄏㄜˊ ㄖㄨㄥˊ ㄧˋ taam4 ho4 jung4 ji6 easier said than done (idiom)
- 卑以自牧 bēi yǐ zì mù ㄅㄟ ㄧˇ ㄗˋ ㄇㄨˋ bei1 ji5 zi6 muk6 (idiom) to conduct oneself humbly; modest
- 不以为然 不以為然 bù yǐ wéi rán ㄅㄨˋ ㄧˇ ㄨㄟˊ ㄖㄢˊ bat1 ji5 wai6 jin4 not to accept as correct (idiom); to object
- 不知所以 bù zhī suǒ yǐ ㄅㄨˋ ㄓ ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄧˇ bat1 zi1 so2 ji5 (idiom) to not know the reason
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- 持之以恒 持之以恆 chí zhī yǐ héng ㄔˊ ㄓ ㄧˇ ㄏㄥˊ ci4 zi1 ji5 hang4 to pursue unremittingly (idiom); to persevere
- 好整以暇 hào zhěng yǐ xiá ㄏㄠˋ ㄓㄥˇ ㄧˇ ㄒㄧㄚˊ hou2 zing2 ji5 haa6 to be calm and unruffled in the midst of chaos or at a busy time (idiom)
- 俭以养廉 儉以養廉 jiǎn yǐ yǎng lián ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄧˇ ㄧㄤˇ ㄌㄧㄢˊ gim6 ji5 joeng5 lim4 (idiom) frugality makes honesty
- 宽以待人 寬以待人 kuān yǐ dài rén ㄎㄨㄢ ㄧˇ ㄉㄞˋ ㄖㄣˊ fun1 ji5 doi6 jan4 to be lenient with others (idiom)
- 聊以自慰 liáo yǐ zì wèi ㄌㄧㄠˊ ㄧˇ ㄗˋ ㄨㄟˋ liu4 ji5 zi6 wai3 to find some consolation (idiom)
- 梦寐以求 夢寐以求 mèng mèi yǐ qiú ㄇㄥˋ ㄇㄟˋ ㄧˇ ㄑㄧㄡˊ mung6 mei6 ji5 kau4 lit. to yearn for sth even in one's dreams (idiom)
- 难以启齿 難以啟齒 nán yǐ qǐ chǐ ㄋㄢˊ ㄧˇ ㄑㄧˇ ㄔˇ naan4 ji5 kai2 ci2 to be too embarrassed to mention sth (idiom)
Example sentences
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宇宙 何以 开端 開端 ？
What is the origin of the universe?
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当时 當時 没有 沒有 任何 以 英语 英語 为 為 母语 母語 的 人 在 公立学校 公立學校 任教 。
At the time there were no native English speakers teaching in any public school.
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