Usage of the character 宜

proper
should
suitable
appropriate

Yí

宜

[宜]

surname Yi

jīyí

机宜

[機宜]

guidelines
what to do (under given circumstances)

héyí

合宜

[合宜]

appropriate

shìyí

事宜

[事宜]

matters
arrangements

piányi

便宜

[便宜]

cheap; inexpensive
a petty advantage
to let sb off lightly

Yíxiù

宜秀

[宜秀]

see 宜秀區／宜秀区 ( Yíxiù Qū)

déyí

得宜

[得宜]

proper
appropriate
suitable

yíjū

宜居

[宜居]

livable

Xìnyí

信宜

[信宜]

see 信宜市 ( Xìnyí Shì)

Yíxīng

宜兴

[宜興]

see 宜興市／宜兴市 ( Yíxīng Shì)

Yífēng

宜丰

[宜豐]

Yifeng county in Yichun 宜春, Jiangxi

yírén

宜人

[宜人]

nice; pleasant; charming; hospitable to people

yíyú

宜于

[宜於]

to be suitable for

Yíyáng

宜阳

[宜陽]

Yiyang county in Luoyang 洛陽／洛阳, Henan

xiāngyí

相宜

[相宜]

to be suitable or appropriate

shíyí

时宜

[時宜]

contemporary expectations

yǔnyí

允宜

[允宜]

appropriate
apt

Yílán

宜兰

[宜蘭]

Yilan city and county 宜蘭縣／宜兰县 ( Yílán Xiàn), northeast Taiwan

Yíhuáng

宜黄

[宜黃]

Yihuang county in Fuzhou 撫州／抚州, Jiangxi

Zhāngyí

樟宜

[樟宜]

Changi, area in the east of Singapore, where Singapore Changi Airport is located

Yízhāng

宜章

[宜章]

Yizhang county in Chenzhou 郴州 ( Chēnzhōu), Hunan

Yídū

宜都

[宜都]

see 宜都市 ( Yídū Shì)

Yíchuān

宜川

[宜川]

Yichuan county in Yan'an 延安 ( Yán'ān), Shaanxi

Yíchāng

宜昌

[宜昌]

see 宜昌市 ( Yíchāng Shì)

Yíchéng

宜城

[宜城]

see 宜城市 ( Yíchéng Shì)

Yíbīn

宜宾

[宜賓]

see 宜賓市／宜宾市 ( Yíbīn Shì)

shīyí

失宜

[失宜]

inappropriate
improper

biànyí

便宜

[便宜]

convenient

Yíjiā

宜家

[宜家]

IKEA, Swedish furniture retailer

Yíjūn

宜君

[宜君]

Yijun County in Tongchuan 銅川／铜川 ( Tóngchuān), Shaanxi

shìyí

适宜

[適宜]

suitable
appropriate

Fēnyí

分宜

[分宜]

see 分宜縣／分宜县 ( Fēnyí Xiàn)

Yíchūn

宜春

[宜春]

see 宜春市 ( Yíchūn Shì)

bùyí

不宜

[不宜]

not suitable
inadvisable
inappropriate

Yíliáng

宜良

[宜良]

Yiliang county in Kunming 昆明 ( Kūnmíng), Yunnan

quányí

权宜

[權宜]

expedient

Xìnyí Shì

信宜市

[信宜市]

Xinyi, a county-level city in Maoming City 茂名市 ( Màomíng Shì), Guangdong

tǎopiányi

讨便宜

[討便宜]

to look for a bargain
to seek advantage
to try to gain at expense of others

Yídū Shì

宜都市

[宜都市]

Yidu, a county-level city in Yichang City 宜昌市 ( Yíchāng Shì), Hubei

Yíchūn Shì

宜春市

[宜春市]

Yichun, prefecture-level city in Jiangxi Province 江西省 ( Jiāngxī Shěng)

Yíbīn Shì

宜宾市

[宜賓市]

Yibin, prefecture-level city in Sichuan Province 四川省 ( Sìchuān Shěng)

Yízhāngxiàn

宜章县

[宜章縣]

Yizhang county in Chenzhou 郴州 ( Chēnzhōu), Hunan

piányihuò

便宜货

[便宜貨]

a bargain
cheap goods

Yíyángxiàn

宜阳县

[宜陽縣]

Yiyang county in Luoyang 洛陽／洛阳, Henan

xiǎopiányi

小便宜

[小便宜]

petty advantage; small gains

Yíhuángxiàn

宜黄县

[宜黃縣]

Yihuang county in Fuzhou 撫州／抚州, Jiangxi

Yíliángxiàn

宜良县

[宜良縣]

Yiliang county in Kunming 昆明 ( Kūnmíng), Yunnan

zhànpiányi

占便宜

[佔便宜]

advantageous
favorable
to benefit at others' expense
to take unfair advantage

Yíjūn Xiàn

宜君县

[宜君縣]

Yijun County in Tongchuan 銅川／铜川 ( Tóngchuān), Shaanxi

Yílán Shì

宜兰市

[宜蘭市]

Yilan City in Yilan County 宜蘭縣／宜兰县 ( Yílán Xiàn), northeast Taiwan

Yíchéng Shì

宜城市

[宜城市]

Yicheng, a county-level city in Xiangyang City 襄陽市／襄阳市 ( Xiāngyáng Shì), Hubei

Yíchuānxiàn

宜川县

[宜川縣]

Yichuan county in Yan'an 延安 ( Yán'ān), Shaanxi

Fēnyí Xiàn

分宜县

[分宜縣]

Fenyi, a county in Xinyu City 新余市 ( Xīnyú Shì), Jiangxi

Yíxīng Shì

宜兴市

[宜興市]

Yixing, a county-level city in Wuxi City 無錫市／无锡市 ( Wúxī Shì), Jiangsu

Yífēngxiàn

宜丰县

[宜豐縣]

Yifeng county in Yichun 宜春, Jiangxi

Yíchāng Shì

宜昌市

[宜昌市]

Yichang, prefecture-level city in Hubei Province 湖北省 ( Húběi Shěng)

héshíyí

合时宜

[合時宜]

in keeping with the current thinking
appropriate for the times (or for the occasion)

Yílán Xiàn

宜兰县

[宜蘭縣]

Yilan County in northeast Taiwan

Yíxiù Qū

宜秀区

[宜秀區]

Yixiu, a district of Anqing City 安慶市／安庆市 ( Anqìng Shì), Anhui

miànshòujīyí

面授机宜

[面授機宜]

(idiom) to brief sb in person on the line of action to pursue; to advise face-to-face on how to deal with the present situation

zuòshījīyí

坐失机宜

[坐失機宜]

to sit and waste a good opportunity (idiom); to lose the chance

lǎoshàoxiányí

老少咸宜

[老少咸宜]

suitable for young and old

rénwèixiāngyí

人位相宜

[人位相宜]

to be the right person for the job (idiom)

lǎoshàojiēyí

老少皆宜

[老少皆宜]

suitable for both the young and the old

biànyíxíngshì

便宜行事

[便宜行事]

act at one's discretion
act as one sees fit

quányízhīcè

权宜之策

[權宜之策]

stratagem of convenience (idiom); stop-gap measure
makeshift plan
interim step

shào'érbùyí

少儿不宜

[少兒不宜]

not suitable for children

héyúshíyí

合于时宜

[合於時宜]

in keeping with the current thinking; appropriate for the times (or for the occasion)

bùhéshíyí

不合时宜

[不合時宜]

out of step with current thinking
outmoded
inappropriate for the occasion

bùrùshíyí

不入时宜

[不入時宜]

out of step with current thinking
outmoded
inappropriate for the occasion

yīndìzhìyí

因地制宜

[因地制宜]

(idiom) to use methods in line with local circumstances

quányízhījì

权宜之计

[權宜之計]

plan of convenience (idiom); stop-gap measure
makeshift stratagem
interim step

yīnshízhìyí

因时制宜

[因時制宜]

(idiom) to use methods appropriate to the current situation

shìbùyíchí

事不宜迟

[事不宜遲]

the matter should not be delayed
there's no time to lose

dépiányimàiguāi

得便宜卖乖

[得便宜賣乖]

to have benefited from sth but pretend otherwise
to claim to be hard done by, even though one has benefited

Bùyínuòsī Aìlìsī

布宜诺斯艾利斯

[布宜諾斯艾利斯]

Buenos Aires, capital of Argentina

yuānjiāyíjiěbùyíjié

冤家宜解不宜结

[冤家宜解不宜結]

It is better to squash enmity rather than keeping it alive (proverb)