宜 (ji4 | yi2 ) : suitable; should

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宜

ji4

yi2

[1] suitable; appropriate; fitting; proper
[2] should; ought to; must

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Additional PoS:

Stroke count: 8

Level: 3

Radical: 宀 (#40)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

宜

This word has been viewed 9241 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:45

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討便宜 tou2 bin6 ji4 tao3 bian4 pian2 yi2 = take advantage of. [粵]者數

適宜 sik1 ji4 shi4 yi2 = suitable; appropriate

不宜 bat1 ji4 bu4 yi2 = [1] not suitable; [2] inadvisable, inappropriate 國

事宜 si6 ji4 shi4 yi2 = (make) arrangements

便宜 pin4 ji4; bin6 ji4 pian2 yi5; bian4 yi2 = cheap; unearned gains; let sb off lightly; convenient

相宜 soeng1 ji4 = suitable; fitting; appropriate; proper; becoming; of the right kidney

貪便宜 taam1 pin4 ji4 = to covet; to be greedy (of gain)

不相宜的 bat1 soeng1 ji4 dik1 bu4 xiang1 yi2 de5 = unsuited; incompatible 國

得宜 dak1 ji4 de2 yi2 = proper; appropriate; suitable

權宜 kyun4 ji4 quan2 yi2 = expedient

宜得 ji4 dak1 = anxious; look forward to; earnestly wish for 粵

此地不宜久留 ci2 dei6 bat1 ji4 gau2 lau4 = not good to stay here for a long time; this place is not suitable to stay any longer

佔便宜 zim3 pin4 ji4 zhan4 pian2 yi2 = gain extra advantage by unfair means; profit at other people's expense

攞便宜 lo2 pin4 ji4 = gain extra advantage by unfair means 粵

合宜 hap6 ji4 = appropriate

事不宜遲 si6 bat1 ji4 ci4 shi4 bu4 yi2 chi2 = cannot afford to waste time

老少皆宜 lou5 siu3 gaai1 ji4 lao3 shao4 jie1 yi2 = suitable for all ages

便宜貨 pin4 yi4 fo3 pian2 yi2 huo4 = good purchase

宜居城市 ji4 geoi1 sing4 si5 yi2 ju1 cheng2 shi4 = livable city /cities, best places to live

分宜 fan1 ji4 fen1 yi2 = Fenyi (place in Jiangxi)

宜賓 ji4 ban1 yi2 bin1 = Yibin (place in Sichuan)

宜賓地區 ji4 ban1 dei6 keoi1 yi2 bin1 di4 qu1 = Yibin district (district in Sichuan)

宜春 ji4 ceon1 yi2 chun1 = Yichun (city in Jiangxi)

宜春地區 ji4 ceon1 dei6 keoi1 yi2 chun1 di4 qu1 = Yichun district (district in Jiangxi)

宜昌 ji4 coeng1 yi2 chang1 = Yichang (city in Hubei)

宜昌地區 ji4 coeng1 dei6 keoi1 yi2 chang1 di4 qu1 = Yichang district (district in Hubei)

宜川 ji4 cyun1 yi2 chuan1 = Yichuan (place in Shaanxi)

宜豐 ji4 fung1 yi2 feng1 = Yifeng (place in Jiangxi)

宜君 ji4 gwan1 yi2 jun1 = Yijun (place in Shaanxi)

宜興 ji4 hing1 yi2 xing1 = Yixing (city in Jiangsu)

宜陽 ji4 joeng4 yi2 yang2 = Yiyang (place in Henan)

宜蘭 ji4 laan4 yi2 lan2 = Ilan (city in Taiwan)

宜良 ji4 loeng4 yi2 liang2 = Yiliang (place in Yunnan)

宜山 ji4 saan1 yi2 shan1 = Yishan (place in Guangxi)

宜城 ji4 sing4 yi2 cheng2 = Yicheng (city in Hubei)

宜黃 ji4 wong4 yi2 huang2 = Yihuang (place in Jiangxi)

宜章 ji4 zoeng1 yi2 zhang1 = Yizhang (place in Hunan)

信宜 seon3 ji4 xin4 yi2 = Xinyi (place in Guangdong)

不適宜工作場所 bat1 sik1 ji4 gung1 zok3 coeng4 so2 bu4 shi4 yi2 gong1 zuo4 chang3 suo3 = NSFW

宜家 ji4 gaa1 yi2 jia1 = IKEA

冤家宜解不宜結 jyun1 gaa1 ji4 gaai2 bat1 ji4 git3 yuan1 jia1 yi2 jie3 bu4 yi2 jie2 = better friends than enemies

宜家家居 ji4 gaa1 gaa1 geoi1 yi2 jia1 jia1 ju1 = IKEA

布宜諾斯艾利斯 bou3 ji4 nok6 si1 ngaai6 lei6 si1 bu4 yi2 nuo4 si1 ai4 li4 si1 = Buenos Aires

Showing 1 example containing 宜

呢個人罄竹難書，請佢食蓮子羹平宜咗佢粵
This man was responsible for many countless wrong doings. We let him off easy by putting a bullet in him.

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