- (用; 拿) with; by:
convince people by reasoning;
以理服人
present sb. with a bouquet
赠以鲜花
- (依; 按照) according to:
enroll students according to their merits;
以成绩录取新生
open and close according to schedule;
以时启闭
- (因) because of:
not reject a saying because the speaker is what or who he is;
不以人废言
not lose heart because of failure nor feel conceited because of success;
不以失败自馁,不以成功自满
- (表示目的) in order to; so as to:
so as to distinguish this from other cases;
以示区别
in order to answer an urgent need
以应急需
- (于; 在) at (a certain time); on (a fixed date):
I returned on March the first.
余以3月1日返。
- (放在单纯的方位词前,表示时间、方位、数量的界限):
twenty years ago or earlier;
20年以前
(to the) north of the Huanghe River;
黄河以北