yi

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Contents 1 Jèrriais 1.1 Noun 2 Mandarin 2.1 Verb 2.1.1 Synonyms 2.2 Verb 2.2.1 Synonyms 2.3 Verb 2.4 Number 2.4.1 Derived terms 2.5 Preposition 2.6 Noun 2.7 Pinyin syllable 2.7.1 Usage notes 3 Murrinh-Patha 3.1 Conjunction 3.2 References

[edit] Jèrriais

[edit] Noun

yi

1. egg

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[edit] Mandarin

[edit] Verb

yi (Pinyin yi1, traditional and simplified 依)

1. to depend on

[edit] Synonyms

• yizhao
• genju

[edit] Verb

yi (Pinyin yi1, traditional 醫, simplified 医)

1. to cure; treat

[edit] Synonyms

• zhiliao

[edit] Verb

yi (Pinyin yi2, traditional and simplified 移)

1. to move; to remove; to shift

[edit] Number

yi (Pinyin yī, traditional and simplified 一)

1. one; a
   • wo zhi qingle yi-wei keren.

   I invited only one guest.

   • renlei yeshi yi zhong dongwu.

   Human also is a kind of animal.

   • yangrou shi yi-zhong bu3shen1 de roulei.

   Mutton/lamb is a kind of nourishing meats.

[edit] Derived terms

• yige
• di-yi
• yishi'erniao
• yifenwei'er

[edit] Preposition

yi (Pinyin yi3, traditional and simplified 以)

1. using; taking
   • yi3 Beijingyin wei biaozhunyin, yi3 Beifanghua wei jichu fangyan, yi3 dianfan de xiandai baihuawen zhuzuo wei yufa guifan de Han minzu gongtongyu, jiaozuo Putonghua.

   the common national speech of Han nationality using Beijing pronunciation as the standard pronunciation, using Beijing speech as the basic dialect, and using the model writing of the modern vernacular prose as the norm of grammar, is called Putonghua.

[edit] Noun

yi (Pinyin yì, traditional 億, simplified 亿)

1. hundred million
   • jintian de gupiao shichang chengjiaoliang chaoguo 1000 yì Yuan.

   jīntiān de gǔpiào shìchǎng chéngjiāoliàng chāoguò 1000 yì Yuán.

   今天的股票市场成交量超过1000亿元.

   The buying and selling volume of the stock market today has exceeded 100 billion Yuan.

[edit] Pinyin syllable

yi

1. A transliteration of any of a number of Chinese characters properly represented as having one of four tones, yī, yí, yǐ, or yì.

[edit] Usage notes

English transcriptions of Chinese speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Chinese language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.

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[edit] Murrinh-Patha

[edit] Conjunction

yi

1. And.

[edit] References

Spoken Here: Travels Among Threatened Languages by Mark Abley (2003)