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一起yī qǐin the same place; together以前yǐ qiánbefore; formerly一切yī qièeverything; every以上yǐ shàngthat level or higher; that amount or more一生yī shēngall one's life; throughout one's life医生yī shēngdoctor; CL:個|个[gè],位[wèi],名[míng]艺术yì shùart意思yì siidea; opinion以外yǐ wàiapart from; other than意外yì wàiunexpected; accident以为yǐ wéito think (i.e. to take it to be true that ...) (Usually there is an implication that the notion is mistaken – except when expressing one's own current opinion.)以下yǐ xiàthat level or lower; that amount or less一下儿yī xià rerhua variant of 一下[yī xià]一些yī xiēsome; a few一样yī yàngsame; like意义yì yìsense; meaning医院yī yuànhospital; CL:所[suǒ],家[jiā],座[zuò]一直yī zhístraight (in a straight line); continuously; always; all the way through椅子yǐ zichair; CL:把[bǎ],張[zhāng]听yǐnsmile (archaic)因yīncause; reason阴yīnovercast (weather); cloudy音yīnsound; noise银yínsilver; silver-colored印yìnto print; to mark因此yīn cǐthus; consequently; as a result银行yín hángbank; CL:家[jiā],個|个[gè]银行卡yín háng kǎbank card; ATM card音节yīn jiésyllable银牌yín páisilver medal; CL:枚[méi]阴天yīn tiāncloudy day; overcast sky因为yīn wèibecause; owing to印象yìn xiàngimpression (sth that stays in one's mind); a memory音乐yīn yuèmusic; CL:張|张[zhāng],曲[qǔ],段[duàn]音乐会yīn yuè huìconcert; CL:場|场[chǎng]应yīngto agree (to do sth); should英yīnghero; outstanding迎yíngto welcome; to meet; to forge ahead (esp. in the face of difficulties); to meet face to face营yíngcamp; barracks赢yíngto beat; to win影yǐngpicture; image映yìngto reflect (light); to shine应当yīng dāngshould; ought to应该yīng gāiought to; should迎接yíng jiēto welcome; to greet影片yǐng piàna copy of a film; film; motion picture; movie影视yǐng shìmovies and television英文Yīng wénEnglish (language)影响yǐng xiǎnginfluence; effect营养yíng yǎngnutrition; nourishment应用yìng yòngto put to use; to apply; practical; applied (science, linguistics etc)英语Yīng yǔEnglish (language)永yǒngforever; always泳yǒngswimming; to swim用yòngto use; to employ永远yǒng yuǎnforever; eternal优yōuexcellent; superior由yóuto follow; from邮yóupost (office); mail油yóuoil; fat