Word: 以 (yǐ) to take (sth) as; to regard as

These are the example sentences using 以 in the sense to take (sth) as; to regard as. Every sentence using 以 is on the word's own page, whichever sense it uses.

Example sentences using 以 in this sense

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两国以这条河为界。

Liǎng guó yǐ zhè tiáo hé wèi jiè.

The two countries are divided by this river.
中国诗歌以李白的诗最为有名。

Zhōngguó shīgē yǐ Lǐ Bái de shī zuìwéi yǒumíng.

Li Bai's work is the most famous of Chinese poetry.
公司以客户需求为导向。

Gōngsī yǐ kèhù xūqiú wèi dǎoxiàng.

The company is oriented towards customer needs.
我以感情为生活里最重要的事。

Wǒ yǐ gǎnqíng wèi shēnghuó lǐ zuì zhòngyào de shì.

I consider relationships to be the most important thing in life.
我们日本人以米饭为主食。

Wǒmen Rìběn rén yǐ mǐfàn wèi zhǔshí.

We Japanese live on rice.
我家和邻居以这堵墙为界。

Wǒjiā hé línjū yǐ zhè Dǔqiáng wèi jiè.

My home and the neighbor's are separated by this wall.
我想让她以我为傲。

Wǒ xiǎng ràng tā yǐ wǒ wèi ào.

I want to make her proud of me.
日本人以米饭和鱼为生存之食。

Rìběn rén yǐ mǐfàn hé yú wèi shēngcún zhī shí.

The Japanese live on rice and fish.
水果以苹果为最佳。

Shuǐguǒ yǐ píngguǒ wèi zuìjiā.

Apples are the best fruit.
父亲以他姑姑的名字为我命名。

Fùqīn yǐ tā gūgu de míngzi wèi wǒ mìngmíng.

Father named me after his aunt.
警察以走私为由逮捕了他。

Jǐngchá yǐ zǒusī wèi yóu dàibǔle tā.

The police arrested him for smuggling.
这种动物以草为食。

Zhèzhǒng dòngwù yǐ cǎo wèi shí.

These animals feed on grass.
那里的人世代以畜牧为生。

Nàli de rén shìdài yǐ xùmù wéishēng.

The people there have made a living raising animals for generations.