the wing of a bird/aeroplane; etc; flank; assist (n.)
HSK 6
Traditional
翼 (unaltered)
Radicals
Stroke order
Homophones
亿 yì - 100 million (num.) | HSK 5
亦 yì - also; too (adv.) | HSK 6
Phonetically similar words
一 yī - one; once; first; structural word between two of the same verb; as soon as; throughout (num.) | HSK 1
以 yǐ - using because of; so as to (prep.) | HSK 4
乙 yǐ - second(ly); the second of the ten Heavenly Stems (n.) | HSK 5
Examples
鸟儿展开翅膀，在空中飞翔。 niǎo ér zhǎnkāi chìbǎng, zài kōngzhōng fēixiáng. - The bird spreads its wings and flies in the sky.
这支球队的两个翼锋都非常快速。 zhè zhī qiúduì de liǎng gè yì fēng dōu fēicháng kuàisù. - Both wingers of this team are very fast.
航空母舰拥有多个战斗机翼。 hángkōng mǔjiàn yǒngyǒu duō gè zhàndòu jī yì. - Aircraft carriers have multiple fighter wings.
这个机构有两个重要的研究翼。 zhège jīgòu yǒu liǎng gè zhòngyào de yánjiū yì. - This organization has two important research wings.
人们常说团结就是力量的一只翼。 rénmen cháng shuō tuánjié jiùshì lìliàng de yī zhī yì. - People often say unity is one wing of strength.
Phrases
小心翼翼 xiǎo xīn yì yì - with great care; be very scrupulous; ; cautiously () | HSK 6