予
yǔ
(literary) to give
a picture of 予 → an outstretched hand passing something along
予 is an ancient pictograph depicting a hand reaching out to pass something to another. The small 丁 shape inside is a remnant of the original drawing, not a meaningful semantic unit here.
政府决定予以困难家庭一些帮助。
zhèngfǔ juédìng yǔ yǐ kùnnán jiātíng yīxiē bāngzhù。
The government decided to give some help to families in difficulty.
法院予以当事人充分表达意见的机会。
fǎyuàn yǔ yǐ dāngshìrén chōngfèn biǎodá yìjiàn de jīhuì。
The court gave the parties involved a full opportunity to express their views.
Words with 予
酌予
zhuó yǔ
to give as one sees fit
不予理会
bù yǔ lǐ huì
to ignore
不予置评
bù yǔ zhì píng
to make no comment
不予评论
bù yǔ píng lùn
No comment!
予人口实
yǔ rén kǒu shí
to give cause for gossip
予以
yǔ yǐ
to give
予以照顾
yǔ yǐ zhào gù
to ask sb to carefully consider a request (idiom)
准予
zhǔn yǔ
to grant
宰予
zǎi yú
Zai Yu (522-458 BC), disciple of Confucius
宰予昼寝
zǎi yǔ zhòu qǐn
Zai Yu sleeps by day (idiom); refers to story in Analects of Confucius remonstrating bitterly with his student for sleeping during lectures
寄予
jì yǔ
to place (hope, importance etc) on
寄予厚望
jì yǔ hòu wàng
to place high hopes