宜
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proper; should; suitable; appropriate
Formation & memory
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How to remember it
fitting · Heisig RSH #2746
house + shelves
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Words with 宜
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| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 不合时宜 | out of step with current thinking; outmoded; inappropriate for the occasion | |
| 不入时宜 | out of step with current thinking; outmoded; inappropriate for the occasion | |
| 分宜县 | Fenyi, a county in Xinyu City 新余市[Xin1 yu2 Shi4], Jiangxi | |
| 宜城市 | Yicheng, a county-level city in Xiangyang City 襄陽市|襄阳市[Xiang1 yang2 Shi4], Hubei | |
| 巴宜区 | Bayi, a district of Nyingchi City 林芝市[Lin2 zhi1 Shi4], Tibet | |
| 宜黄县 | Yihuang, a county in Fuzhou City 撫州市|抚州市[Fu3 zhou1 Shi4], Jiangxi | |
| 宜阳县 | Yiyang, a county in Luoyang City 洛陽市|洛阳市[Luo4 yang2 Shi4], Henan | |
| 宜州区 | Yizhou, a district of Hechi City 河池市[He2 chi2 Shi4], Guangxi | |
| 合于时宜 | in keeping with the current thinking; appropriate for the times (or for the occasion) | |
| 合时宜 | in keeping with the current thinking; appropriate for the times (or for the occasion) | |
| 宜兰县 | Yilan County in northeast Taiwan | |
| 信宜市 | Xinyi, a county-level city in Maoming City 茂名市[Mao4 ming2 Shi4], Guangdong | |
| 宜兰市 | Yilan City in Yilan County 宜蘭縣|宜兰县[Yi2 lan2 Xian4], northeast Taiwan | |
| 权宜之计 | plan of convenience (idiom); stop-gap measure; makeshift stratagem; interim step | |
| 布宜诺斯艾利斯 | Buenos Aires, capital of Argentina | |
| 少儿不宜 | not suitable for children | |
| 便宜行事 | act at one's discretion; act as one sees fit | |
| 因地制宜 | (idiom) to use methods in line with local circumstances | |
| 宜兴市 | Yixing, a county-level city in Wuxi City 無錫市|无锡市[Wu2 xi1 Shi4], Jiangsu | |
| 因时制宜 | (idiom) to use methods appropriate to the current situation |