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Chinese[edit]
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to use; according to; so as to to use; according to; so as to; in order to; by; with; because; Israel (abbrev.)
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be; yes; this
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trad. (以是)
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以
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是
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simp. #(以是)
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以
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是
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anagram
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是以
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Pronunciation[edit]
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
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Character
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以
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是
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Reading #
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1/1
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1/1
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Modern Beijing (Pinyin)
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yǐ
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shì
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Middle Chinese
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‹ yiX ›
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‹ dzyeX ›
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Old Chinese
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/*ləʔ/
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/*[d]eʔ/
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English
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take, use
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this
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Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:
* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
* Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
* Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;
* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
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Zhengzhang system (2003)
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Character
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以
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是
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Reading #
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1/1
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1/1
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No.
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14929
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11645
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Phonetic component
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以
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是
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Rime group
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之
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支
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Rime subdivision
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0
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0
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Corresponding MC rime
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以
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是
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Old Chinese
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/*lɯʔ/
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/*djeʔ/
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Notes
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金文從早從止, 馬敘倫謂正加射的。按象對準目標行進, 表所行正確
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Conjunction[edit]
以是
- (Classical) because of this
Synonyms[edit]
- 乃末 (Shanghainese)
- 以故 (yǐgù) (Classical Chinese)
- 因此 (yīncǐ)
- 因而 (yīn'ér)
- 從而/从而 (cóng'ér)
- 所以
- 故 (gù) (literary)
- 故此 (gùcǐ)
- 故而 (gù'ér)
- 於是/于是 (yúshì)
- 於是乎/于是乎 (yúshìhū) (literary)
- 是以 (shìyǐ) (literary)
- 是故 (shìgù) (literary)
- 此以 (cǐyǐ) (literary)
- 為此/为此 (wèicǐ)