以及

Character by character

• 以yǐ5 strokesHSK 2by means of; thereby, therefore; consider as; in order to
• 及jí4 strokesHSK 3extend; reach; come up to; and

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Words with the same characters

These words share at least one character with 以及. Reading them together is how the character starts to stick — the same characters in a different context.

• 可以kě yǐHSK 2

  can; may; possible; able to; not bad; pretty good

• 所以suǒ yǐHSK 2

  therefore; as a result; so; the reason why

• 以yǐHSK 7

  to use; by means of; according to; in order to; because of; at (a certain date or place)

• 以后yǐ hòuHSK 2

  after; later; afterwards; following; later on; in the future

• 以前yǐ qiánHSK 2

  before; formerly; previous; ago

• 以为yǐ wéiHSK 2

  to 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.)

• 及jíHSK 7

  and; to reach; up to; in time for

• 以来yǐ láiHSK 3

  since (a previous event)

• 难以nán yǐHSK 5

  hard to (predict, imagine etc)

• 以下yǐ xiàHSK 2

  that level or lower; that amount or less; the following

• 以上yǐ shàngHSK 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.

• 及时jí shíHSK 3

  timely; at the right time; promptly; without delay

• 以外yǐ wàiHSK 2

  apart from; other than; except for; external; outside of; on the other side of; beyond

• 涉及shè jíHSK 6

  to involve; to touch upon (a topic)

• 之所以zhī suǒ yǐHSK 7

  (after a noun N and before a predicate P) the reason why N P; Example: 我之所以讨厌他 "the reason why I dislike him (is ...)"

• 以往yǐ wǎngHSK 5

  in the past; formerly

• 足以zú yǐHSK 6

  sufficient to...; so much so that; so that

• 以便yǐ biànHSK 5

  so that; so as to; in order to

• 得以dé yǐHSK 5

  able to; so that sb can; enabling; in order to; finally in a position to; with sth in view

• 来不及lái bu jíHSK 4

  there's not enough time (to do sth); it's too late (to do sth)

• 及其jí qíHSK 7

  (conjunction linking two nouns) and its ...; and their ...; and his ...; and her ...

• 以免yǐ miǎnHSK 7

  in order to avoid; so as not to

• 来得及lái de jíHSK 4

  to have enough time; can do it in time; can still make it

• 以内yǐ nèiHSK 4

  within; less than