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眼前yǎn qiánbefore one's eyes; now颜色yán sècolor; countenance演员yǎn yuánactor; actress; performer扬yángto raise; to hoist羊yángsheep; goat; CL:頭|头[tóu],隻|只[zhī]阳yángpositive (electric.); sun养yǎngto raise (animals); to bring up (children)样yàngmanner; pattern阳光yáng guāngsunshine; (of personality) upbeat; energetic样子yàng ziappearance; manner摇yáoto shake; to rock药yàomedicine; drug要yāo(bound form) to demand; to coerce约yāoto weigh in a balance or on a scale药店yào diànpharmacy药片yào piàna (medicine) pill or tablet; CL:片[piàn]要求yāo qiúto request; to require要是yào shi(coll.) if药水yào shuǐmedicine in liquid form; bottled medicine爷yégrandpa; old gentleman也yě(adverb) also; both ... and ... (before predicates only); (literary) particle having functions similar to 啊[a]业yèline of business; industry夜yènight夜里yè liduring the night; at night也许yě xǔperhaps; maybe爷爷yé ye(coll.) father's father; paternal grandfather一yīone; single衣yīclothes; CL:件[jiàn]医yīmedical; medicine宜yíproper; should姨yímother's sister; aunt已yǐalready; to stop以yǐto use; by means of椅yǐchair义yìjustice; righteousness亿yì100 million艺yìskill; art议yìto comment on; to discuss译yìto translate; to interpret易yìeasy; amiable意yìidea; meaning一般yī bānsame; ordinary一半yī bànhalf一边yī biānone side; either side一部分yī bù fenportion; part of一点点yī diǎn diǎna little bit一点儿yī diǎn rerhua variant of 一點|一点[yī diǎn]一定yī dìngsurely; certainly一方面yī fāng miànon the one hand衣服yī fuclothes; CL:件[jiàn],套[tào]一共yī gòngaltogether以后yǐ hòuafter; later一会儿yī huì ra moment; a while衣架yī jiàclothes hanger; clothes rack意见yì jiànidea; opinion已经yǐ jīngalready一块儿yī kuài rerhua variant of 一塊|一块[yī kuài]以来yǐ láisince (a previous event)一路平安yī lù píng ānto have a pleasant journey; Bon voyage!一路顺风yī lù shùn fēngto have a pleasant journey (idiom)