yi
noun
(in Chinese ethical philosophy) faithful performance of one's specified duties to society.
yi
1 American
[yee]
/ ji /
noun
Yi
2
American
[yee]
/ ji /
noun
-
Yis,
plural
-
Yi
plural
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of yi
From the Chinese word yì
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
See Examples For:
China has a phrase for it: yi zu dai mai, or “rent instead of buy.”
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 19, 2026
Long noodles, often marked in stores as Asian wheat noodles or Chinese egg noodles, such as yi mein, are said to represent a long life during the new year.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 18, 2023
“I think by creating symbolic densities, you’re able to invite the viewer to pay more attention to the works,” said Mr. yi Hou, who lives in Brooklyn’s Prospect Lefferts Gardens neighborhood.
From New York Times ● Oct. 22, 2022
Starting with Pokémon fan art, Mr. yi Hou drew constantly as a child.
From New York Times ● Oct. 22, 2022
Tata Ndu replied with equal patience, “Á yi bandu, if you do not mind, Tata Price, we will make our election now. Ici, maintenant.”
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
Foreign Minister Shisir Khanal said he had spoken by phone with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi, agreeing to increase the sharing of "real-time hydrological data", according to a statement.
From Barron's ● Aug. 29, 2026
"Ruthenium dioxide was one of the first materials to be proposed as an altermagnetic candidate, but studies on its bulk form didn't return evidence of magnetism," said Yi, an associate professor of physics and astronomy.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 27, 2026
"We didn't really have anyone around us who is experienced in investing, and we did not study investing seriously before buying the stock," Yi says.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
Benchmark analyst Yi Fu Lee said Palantir’s growth and profitability make it “one of the largest beneficiaries of enterprise AI adoption” among software makers.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 4, 2026
An Yi and her parents stood beside the cart where Grandma lay.
From "Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution" by Ji-li Jiang
Yis, yer honor, an me wid two foine girls left home.
From Traffic in Souls A Novel of Crime and Its Cure by Eustace Hale Ball
Yis," muttered the old man, as he stood just outside the doorway of his cabin and carefully studied the signs of forest and sky, "yis, this is a weather breeder for sartin.
From Holiday Tales Christmas in the Adirondacks by W. H. H. (William Henry Harrison) Murray
"Yis, them be the very words I writ," said the Trapper, gravely.
From Holiday Tales Christmas in the Adirondacks by W. H. H. (William Henry Harrison) Murray
Yis, and I am King George, The Prisidint of this Door; and me orders is that no one goes through here without a pass from Mr. Morrisey.
From Continuous Vaudeville by Hal Merrit
Yis, and the signs do be tilling me that inside of forty-eight hours, mebbe a deal less nor that, we’re due for a screecher.
From The Banner Boy Scouts Snowbound A Tour on Skates and Iceboats by George A. Warren
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
