yi
noun
(in Chinese ethical philosophy) faithful performance of one's specified duties to society.
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Etymology
Origin of yi
From the Chinese word yì
Example Sentences
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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
Mr. yi Hou grew up in Liverpool, England, and his parents, who moved there from China in the early ’90s, ran a Cantonese restaurant, which he called a “classic immigrant hustle.”
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
"Instead of simply heating the system, the interaction cycle reorganizes the atoms into a new many-body state," says Yi Zeng, the leading author of this study.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 18, 2026
But that’s changing as investors are demanding clearer proof that capital spending can translate into sustainable revenue growth, StoneX analyst Yi Fu Lee told MarketWatch.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026
Yi traces a direct line from overstated population figures to China’s geopolitical posture.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026
As long as Microsoft continues to demonstrate healthy cloud growth, AI returns and adoption of its Copilot assistant, the company is likely to continue on its growth trajectory, StoneX analyst Yi Fu Lee told MarketWatch.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 9, 2026
An Yi turned pale and ran to the crowd, dragging me with her.
From "Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution" by Ji-li Jiang
Yis, indade, mam, I try to be that very same.
From An Oregon Girl A Tale of American Life in the New West by Alfred Ernest Rice
Yis, me grinning chauffeur frind, here’s where we make a pinch an’ test Mme.
From Officer 666 by Barton Wood Currie
By a miracle, Jack's boat might have come back—or somebody from home—— "Yis; he sez his name's Ryder."
From Concerning Belinda by Eleanor Hoyt Brainerd
"Yis, sor, that's true for shure," replied Dennis in a whisper so loud that Noel warningly again grasped his arm.
From The Young Sharpshooter at Antietam by Everett T. (Everett Titsworth) Tomlinson
"Yis, he had it bad, this Tommie Toohy," pursued Officer Gaffney.
From The Sin of Monsieur Pettipon and other humorous tales by Richard Connell
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