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HSK
before / formerly / previous / ago
HSK 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.
HSK 2
since (a previous event)
HSK 3
and; as well as
HSK 4
that level or lower / that amount or less / the following
HSK 2
to think; to believe (often with the implication that the belief is mistaken – unless referring to one's own current belief)
HSK 2
apart from / other than / except for / external / outside of / on the other side of / beyond
HSK 2
after / later / afterwards / following / later on / in the future
HSK 2
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  *以* | 以* | *以
to use / by means of / according to / in order to / because of / at (a certain date or place)
HSK 7-9
so that / so as to / in order to
HSK 5
within / less than
HSK 4
in the past; formerly
HSK 5
to such an extent as to / down to / up to
HSK 7-9
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  *以* | 以* | *以
abbr. for Israel 以色列
down to / up to / to the extent that...
HSK 7-9
down to / up to / to such an extent as to ... / also written 以至於|以至于
Ethereum
(loanword) ether (hypothetical medium that transmits light waves)
in order to avoid / so as not to
HSK 7-9
to challenge the law (idiom) / to knowingly violate the law
so that / to the point that
to the west of (suffix)
in order to
Ethernet
Elijah (Old Testament prophet)
to learn from history (idiom)
an Israeli / an Israelite
Ephraim (city)
to use foreigners to subdue foreigners (idiom); let the barbarians fight it out among themselves (traditional policy of successive dynasties) / Use Western science and technology to counter imperialist encroachment. (late Qing modernizing slogan)
to set an example (idiom); to serve as a model
HSK 7-9
to use softness to conquer strength (idiom)
(so as) to avoid / to prevent / (just) in case
to disrespect one's superiors / to offend one's elders
a tooth for a tooth (retaliation)
(lit.) to take a part for the whole / to generalize
since (some point in the past)
in order to / hoping to / attempting to / waiting for
Israeli-Palestinian
harmony is to be prized
(idiom) to deal with varying circumstances by adhering to a basic principle
people-oriented
to wait at one's ease for the exhausted enemy / to nurture one's strength and bide one's time (idiom)
to return good for evil (idiom) / to requite evil with good
using the weak to defeat the strong (idiom); to win from a position of weakness
Ephesus, city of ancient Greece
using the few to defeat the many (idiom); to win from a position of weakness
to use violence to curb violence
to use one's position for personal gain (idiom)
(idiom) to warn against following bad examples; as a warning to others
lit. to strike a stone with egg (idiom); to attempt the impossible / to invite disaster by overreaching oneself
to bathe one's face in tears (idiom)
Israel
use Chinese collaborators to subdue the Chinese (imperialist policy)
to number in the thousands
in the proper order / the following
to treat sb with due respect (idiom)
to regard as / to treat as
and so on / in a similar fashion
for the benefit of the reader
to reject a word because of the speaker (idiom, from Analects); to judge on preference between advisers rather than the merits of the case
to substitute one's words for the law (idiom); high-handedly putting one's orders above the law
to the east of (suffix)
(of a woman) to give one's heart (to sb); (fig.) to devote oneself wholeheartedly to sb or sth
to repay kindness with kindness, and repay enmity with justice (idiom, from Analects)
to be prepared for accidents
to guard against the unexpected (idiom); just in case / prepared for any eventualities
to demonstrate one's sincerity by dying
Ethernet
Israel-Syria
to give one's body for the nation (idiom); to spend one's whole life in the service of the country
lit. use sb's spear to attack his shield (idiom, derived from Han Feizi 韓非子|韩非子); turning a weapon against its owner / fig. to attack an opponent using his own devices / hoist with his own petard
Israel-Egypt
with this / thereby / thus / because of this
an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth (idiom) / fig. to use the enemy's methods against him / to give sb a taste of his own medicine
to substitute one's words for the law and abuse power to crush it (idiom); completely lawless behavior / Might makes right.
Ethernet port
to judge sb by appearances (idiom)
(idiom) to pass off the fake as genuine; to blur the line between fake and real so convincingly that the fake is mistaken for the real thing
Isaac (son of Abraham)
Book of Esther
to spread falsehoods / to increasingly distort the truth / to pile errors on top of errors (idiom)
to barter / barter
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *㠯* | 㠯* | *㠯
old variant of
HSK 7-9
for the sake of / in order to
to succeed through failure / to achieve one's final aim despite apparent setback
Eluid (son of Achim)
to replace one tyranny by another / to use violence against violence
to serve as a warning (idiom)
by way of / to serve as
an eye for an eye (idiom); fig. to use the enemy's methods against him / to give sb a taste of his own medicine
to use one's neighbor as a drain / to shift one's problems onto others (idiom)
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  *㕥* | 㕥* | *㕥
old variant of
HSK 7-9
Eleazar (son of Eluid)
to the south of (suffix)
Epistle of St Paul to the Ephesians
Book of Ezra
(idiom) in order to set the record straight; to clarify matters for the public
to use one's strength to bully the weak (idiom)
to let correct ideology guide practical work (idiom)

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