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(yǐ jí) - as well as, and also in Mandarin

Traditional: 以及

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HSK 4
#762 of 5,000 Core 1000

Translation

as well as, and also

Word origin

A compound of 以 (yǐ, 'and') and 及 (jí, 'to reach, and'), meaning 'as well as'. 及 is an associative compound showing a hand (又) reaching and catching a person, hence 'to reach, extend to'.

Origin
compound
Root
以 (yǐ) + 及 (jí, 'to reach'; a hand catching a person)

Stroke order

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Examples

He likes music as well as sports.

qiān

Please bring your passport and visa.

On the table there are books, notebooks as well as pens.

The guests include teachers as well as their family members.

guǒ

The package contains books, pens and notebooks.

以及 (yǐ jí) means as well as, and also. It is used as a conjunction in everyday Mandarin speech.

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This word is part of lesson 16.