Chinese–EnglishWith examples
伊
yī · yi/Yī · yi
Same in simplified and traditional Chinese
Meaning
CC-CEDICTyī 伊
- (old) third person singular pronoun ("he" or "she")
- second person singular pronoun ("you")
- (May 4th period) third person singular feminine pronoun ("she")
- (Classical Chinese) introductory particle with no specific meaning
- that (preceding a noun)
Yī 伊
- surname Yi
- abbr. for 伊拉克 , Iraq
- abbr. for 伊朗 , Iran
In a sentence
2 examples01
伊人已去，只留下美好的回忆。
That person has gone, leaving behind only beautiful memories.
02
五四时期，作家们常用“伊”来指代女性。
During the May Fourth period, writers often used "yi" to refer to women.
How to write
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