宜
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yí · fitting, proper, right

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Shape and proportion

8Total strokes

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Top-bottomCharacter structure

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宀Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 宜

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yiWords pronounced yi
yíWords pronounced yí
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Example sentences

Notice where 宜 sits in each complete thought.

Yì diǎn yě bú piányi, guì dé bùdéliǎo.一点也不便宜,贵得不得了。

It's not even a little bit cheap, it's extremely expensive!

Source: Tatoeba #420262 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ xiǎng yào gèng piányi diǎn de shuāng rén jiān.我想要更便宜点的双人间。

I would like a less expensive double room.

Source: Tatoeba #354117 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Piányi de ròu zuò bù chū hǎo tāng.便宜的肉做不出好汤。

You can't make good soup with cheap meat.

Source: Tatoeba #395461 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ duō mǎi yì xiē, kě yǐ piányi diǎn ma?我多买一些,可以便宜点吗?

If I buy more, can I get them cheaper?

Source: Tatoeba #420736 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zhège hěn piányi, duì ma?这个很便宜,对吗?

That's cheap, isn't it?

Source: Tatoeba #804969 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zhè shì jiā hěn piányi de cān guǎn.这是家很便宜的餐馆。

It's a cheap restaurant.

Source: Tatoeba #9961639 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 宜 in context

  1. Say yí, then recall the core meaning: fitting, proper, right.
  2. Write all 8 strokes while keeping the top-bottom balanced.
  3. Use it in 便宜 (pián yi), meaning “cheap”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 宜 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.