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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

依 [yī]
  1. 1. verb [依靠] depend on
  2. 2. verb [依从] comply with
  3. 3. preposition [依从] according to

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

依 [yī]
  1. 1. verb depend on
    依靠
    rely on; depend on
  2. 2. verb comply with; listen to; yield to;lean on
    不能因为孩子小，就什么都依着他。
    You shouldn't comply with every wish of his just because he is a child.
    依着你该怎么办？
    What do you suggest I should do?
    我怎么劝，他还是不依。
    No matter what I said, he just wouldn't listen.
  3. 3. preposition according to; in the light of; judging by
    依我看
    in my view; as I see it
    依当时情况来说
    in the light of the situation at the time; as matters then stood
    依着我的性子，非揍他一顿不行。
    If I had had my way, I would have given him a sound beating.

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

依 [yī]
  1. 1. 动 挨着；紧靠
    依山傍水。
    依偎。
  2. 2. 动 依赖；依靠
    相依为命。
    依附。
  3. 3. 动 同意；答应
    你就依了他吧。
    你必须依我一件事。
    不依不饶。
    依从。
    依顺。
  4. 4. 介 引进动作、行为所遵从的标准或依据，相当于"按照"或"根据"
    依次就座。
    依法惩处。
    依你的意思去办。
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Examples

你依我的话，保险不会出错。
If you follow my advice, then I can assure you that nothing will go wrong. → 保险
依我浅见
in my humble opinion → 浅见
不能因为孩子小，就什么都依着他。
You shouldn't comply with every wish of his just because he is a child. → 依
依着你该怎么办？
What do you suggest I should do? → 依
依我看
in my view; as I see it → 依
依当时情况来说
in the light of the situation at the time; as matters then stood → 依
依着我的性子，非揍他一顿不行。
If I had had my way, I would have given him a sound beating. → 依
依我的口味， 吃羊肉莫若吃烤鸭！
In my opinion, I prefer to eat roast goose rather than mutton. → 莫若
这条盘山公路是依着山势修建而成的。
The winding road up the mountain is built according to mountain features. → 山势
你就依了他吧。 → 依
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Character Decomposition

亻
[rén]		 + 衣
[yī]

Stroke Order

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nciku Note

Prepositions as a conveyor of gists

A preposition is used before an object, noun, pronoun or a phrase, to form a phrase that describes a place, position, direction, method, time, object, aim, or the passive voice. Prepositional phrases can be used as adverbial adjuncts, objects, attributives or compliments. “按”，“按照”，“依”，“依照”，“照”，“据”，“根据”，“以”，“凭”，“论” are prepositions that convey the gists of an idea, and should precede the idea in question.

e.g. （1）按照地图上显示的路线，我们顺利找到了目的地。 （2）按我的猜测，他应该刚走不久。 （4）依这里的规定，你们不能进去。 （5）依照笔迹，我认为这封信是他写的。 （6）照这个速度走下去，我们肯定要迟到。 （7）根据有关法律，他被有关部门拘留了。 （8）据他的回忆，当时的情况并非如此。 （9）你不能总是以老眼光来看待问题。 （10）判断是非的时候不能光凭主观意识。 （11）论实力，你排第一。

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