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HSK
after / later / afterwards / following / later on / in the future
HSK 2
to think; to believe (often with the implication that the belief is mistaken – unless referring to one's own current belief)
HSK 2
before / formerly / previous / ago
HSK 2
that level or higher; that amount or more / the above-mentioned / (used to indicate that one has completed one's remarks) That is all.
HSK 2
and; as well as
HSK 4
within / less than
HSK 4
that level or lower / that amount or less / the following
HSK 2
apart from / other than / except for / external / outside of / on the other side of / beyond
HSK 2
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *以* | 以* | *以
to use / by means of / according to / in order to / because of / at (a certain date or place)
HSK 7-9
so that / so as to / in order to
HSK 5
since (a previous event)
HSK 3
in the past; formerly
HSK 5
to such an extent as to / down to / up to
HSK 7-9
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *以* | 以* | *以
abbr. for Israel 以色列
down to / up to / to such an extent as to ... / also written 以至於|以至于
down to / up to / to the extent that...
HSK 7-9
Ethereum
(loanword) ether (hypothetical medium that transmits light waves)
so that / to the point that
Israeli soldiers
in order to avoid / so as not to
HSK 7-9
to use one's neighbor as a drain / to shift one's problems onto others (idiom)
and so on / in a similar fashion
to the east of (suffix)
(idiom) to deal with varying circumstances by adhering to a basic principle
to the west of (suffix)
using the weak to defeat the strong (idiom); to win from a position of weakness
in order to
Ethernet
to wait at one's ease for the exhausted enemy / to nurture one's strength and bide one's time (idiom)
an Israeli / an Israelite
to set an example (idiom); to serve as a model
HSK 7-9
Book of Esther
to use foreigners to subdue foreigners (idiom); let the barbarians fight it out among themselves (traditional policy of successive dynasties) / Use Western science and technology to counter imperialist encroachment. (late Qing modernizing slogan)
(of a woman) to give one's heart (to sb); (fig.) to devote oneself wholeheartedly to sb or sth
using the few to defeat the many (idiom); to win from a position of weakness
(so as) to avoid / to prevent / (just) in case
to disrespect one's superiors / to offend one's elders
to give one's body for the nation (idiom); to spend one's whole life in the service of the country
(idiom) to pass off the fake as genuine; to blur the line between fake and real so convincingly that the fake is mistaken for the real thing
(lit.) to take a part for the whole / to generalize
to learn from history (idiom)
since (some point in the past)
to number in the thousands
use Chinese collaborators to subdue the Chinese (imperialist policy)
to bathe one's face in tears (idiom)
an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth (idiom) / fig. to use the enemy's methods against him / to give sb a taste of his own medicine
in order to / hoping to / attempting to / waiting for
Israeli-Palestinian
by way of / to serve as
to challenge the law (idiom) / to knowingly violate the law
to provide work to relieve poverty
to be prepared for accidents
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *以* | 以* | *以
old variant of
HSK 7-9
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *以* | 以* | *以
old variant of
HSK 7-9
Ephesus, city of ancient Greece
people-oriented
to spread falsehoods / to increasingly distort the truth / to pile errors on top of errors (idiom)
for the benefit of the reader
harmony is to be prized
to use violence to curb violence
to use an opponent's own methods to obtain retribution (idiom, from Song dynasty neo-Confucianist Zhu Xi 朱熹) / to get revenge by playing sb back at his own game; to give sb a taste of his own medicine
to use softness to conquer strength (idiom)
(idiom) to warn against following bad examples; as a warning to others
minor projects eclipse major ones (idiom)
Israel
to guard against the unexpected (idiom); just in case / prepared for any eventualities
in the proper order / the following
to regard as / to treat as
to kill sb for a trifle
to return good for evil (idiom) / to requite evil with good
to substitute one's words for the law (idiom); high-handedly putting one's orders above the law
a tooth for a tooth (retaliation)
to use one's position for personal gain (idiom)
to demonstrate one's sincerity by dying
Book of Ezra
forced labor to repay a debt
Elijah (Old Testament prophet)
lit. use sb's spear to attack his shield (idiom, derived from Han Feizi 韓非子|韩非子); turning a weapon against its owner / fig. to attack an opponent using his own devices / hoist with his own petard
to substitute one's words for the law and abuse power to crush it (idiom); completely lawless behavior / Might makes right.
to dedicate oneself to the cause of one's country (idiom)
Israel-Egypt
with this / thereby / thus / because of this
Ephraim (city)
in support or witness hereof (idiom)
lit. to strike a stone with egg (idiom); to attempt the impossible / to invite disaster by overreaching oneself
Israel-Syria
to judge sb by appearances (idiom)
Isaac (son of Abraham)
to use one's strength to bully the weak (idiom)
to treat sb with due respect (idiom)
for the sake of / in order to
to abuse power to crush the law
to barter / barter
Eluid (son of Achim)
to replace one tyranny by another / to use violence against violence
to serve as a warning (idiom)
Emanuel; Immanuel (name)
to manage a situation badly (idiom)
Book of Isaiah

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