yī
揖
salute with hands folded; surname Yi
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Meanings
2 senses · 10 examplesverb
to salute with hands folded
literaryUsed in classical Chinese contexts, referring to an ancient Chinese etiquette gesture.
Tā他
xiàng向
zhǎng长
bèi辈
zuò作
yī揖
wèn问
hǎo好
。
He saluted the elders with hands folded to greet them.
Gǔ古
rén人
xiāng相
jiàn见
cháng常
xíng行
yī揖
lǐ礼
。
Ancient people often performed the hand-folded salute when meeting.
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Tā他
gǒng拱
shǒu手
zuò作
yī揖
，
yǐ以
shì示
zūn尊
jìng敬
。
He folded his hands and saluted to show respect.
Shū书
lǐ里
jì记
zǎi载
le了
gǔ古
rén人
zuò作
yī揖
de的
lǐ礼
yí仪
。
The book records the etiquette of the hand-folded salute of ancient people.
Tā他
duì对
shī师
zhǎng长
shēn深
shēn深
zuò作
yī揖
。
He deeply saluted his teacher with hands folded.
noun
surname Yi
neutralRefers to the Chinese family name Yi.
Wǒ我
de的
péng朋
yǒu友
xìng姓
Yī揖
。
My friend's surname is Yi.
Yī揖
xiān先
sheng生
shì是
wǒ我
men们
xué学
xiào校
de的
lǎo老
shī师
。
Mr. Yi is a teacher at our school.
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Yī揖
zhè这
ge个
xìng姓
shì氏
zài在
zhōng中
guó国
bǐ比
jiào较
shǎo少
jiàn见
。
The surname Yi is relatively rare in China.
Yī揖
nǚ女
shì士
jīn今
tiān天
méi没
lái来
shàng上
bān班
。
Ms. Yi didn't come to work today.
Yī揖
xìng姓
de的
qǐ起
yuán源
kě可
yǐ以
zhuī追
sù溯
dào到
gǔ古
dài代
。
The origin of the surname Yi can be traced back to ancient times.