以便
Meaning
yǐbiàn yi3 bian4
- so that
- so as to
- in order to
Example sentences
- She studied abroad in order to brush up her English.
- I need the exact address so that I may go there.
- My father retired to make way for younger people.
- The journalist wanted to write an article that would draw public attention to the issue.
Words sharing a character
- 可以kěyǐcan
- 所以suǒyǐtherefore
- 以后yǐhòuafter
- 以前yǐqiánbefore
- 以及yǐjías well as
- 以为yǐwéito think (i.e. to take it to be true that ...) (Usually there is an implication that the notion is mistaken – except when expressing one's own current opinion.)
- 以来yǐláisince (a previous event)
- 难以nányǐhard to (predict, imagine etc)
- 以下yǐxiàthat level or lower
- 以上yǐshàngthat level or higher