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CHINESE CHARACTER

yí

夷

夷

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level; safe; Yi

Numbered pinyin
yi2
English meanings
to level; safe; Yi people

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Example sentences

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  1. 01

    huàxiǎnwéiyí化险为夷。

    Turn danger into safety.

  2. 02

    tāmen他们yí夷píng平le了jiù旧lóu楼。

    They leveled the old building.

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