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Pinyin rú

Radical

女

Strokes

Definition

as (if) / such as

Usage

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如 [rú] 1. 依照顺从：to follow; to comply with. 2. 像，相似，同什么一样：like; as if; similar to. 3. 比得上，及：can be compared with. 4. 到，往：to go; to reach. 5. 假若，假设：if; suppose. 6. 奈，怎么：how; what to do. 7. 与，和：and; with. 8. 或者：or. 9. 用在形容词后，表示动作或事物的状态：used after an adjective to indicate the state of an action or thing. 10. 表示举例：to indicate an example; for instance. 11. 应当：should. 12. 〔～月〕农历二月的别称：another name for the second month in the lunar calendar. 13. 姓：a surname. 依照顺从：如愿、如意、如法炮制。像，相似，同什么一样：如此、如是、如同、如故、如初，游人如织。比得上，及：百闻不如一见、自叹弗如。到，往：如厕。假若，假设：如果、若若、假如。奈，怎么：如何、不能正其身，奈何正人何？与，和：公与大夫入。或者：方六七十，或五六十。用在形容词后，表示动作或事物的状态：突如其来。表示举例：例如。应当：若知不能，则应无出。〔～月〕农历二月的别称。姓。动词本义:遵从，依照造字法:会意。从女，从口。同本义：[En.] follow 好像，如同：[En.] like; as if 比得上，及：[En.] can be compared with 去，往：[En.] go 遭遇，际遇：[En.] meet 表示举例：[En.] for instance; for example; such as 相敌;抵挡：[En.] resist 应当：[En.] should 介词按照：[En.] in accordance with; comply with 假如，如果：[En.] if 与，和：[En.] and 或者——表示选择关系：[En.] or 而——表示连接：[En.] but 则——表示结果：[En.] then 助词用于语末，相当于“然” 用于语末，相当于“焉” 相当于“乎”

咆哮如雷 páo xiào rú léi

to be in a thundering rage (idiom)

如同 rú tóng

like / as

如果 rú guǒ

if / in case / in the event that

如丧考妣 rú sàng kǎo bǐ

wear a funeral face as if newly bereft of both parents / be grief-stricken as if bereaved of parents / grieved as if one had lost parents

堆积如山 duī jī rú shān

to pile up like a mountain (idiom) / a mountain of (paperwork etc) / a large number of sth

观者如堵 guān zhě rú dǔ

Spectators stood round like a wall. / There was a crowd of spectators.

履险如夷 lǚ xiǎn rú yí

lit. to make one's way through a dangerous pass as if walking on level ground (idiom) / fig. to handle a crisis effortlessly

如之奈何 rú zhī nài hé

What can be done about it? / What can we do about it? / What shall I do? / How can it be managed?

比如 bǐ rú

for example / for instance / such as

如此 rú cǐ

in this way / so

犹如 yóu rú

similar to / appearing to be

不如 bù rú

not equal to / not as good as / inferior to / it would be better to

如果说 rú guǒ shuō

如是 rú shì

thus

比如说 bǐ rú shuō

for example / such as / for instance

宛如 wǎn rú

to be just like

譬如 pì rú

for example / for instance / such as

有如 yǒu rú

to be like sth / similar to / alike

自如 zì rú

unobstructed / unconstrained / smoothly / with ease / freely

尽管如此 jǐn guǎn rú cǐ

even so / for all this / be that as it may / still and all / such as it is

如履薄冰 rú lǚ bó bīng

lit. as if walking on thin ice (idiom) / fig. to be extremely cautious / to be skating on thin ice

如履平地 rú lǚ píng dì

as easily as walking on firm earth.

削铁如泥 xuē tiě rú ní

would cut clean through iron as though it were mud. / very sharp

心如刀割 xīn rú dāo gē

to feel as if having one's heart cut out (idiom) / to be torn with grief

恍如 huǎng rú

to be as if... / to be rather like...

恍如隔世 huǎng rú gé shì

like a thing of the previous generation / as if it were a lifetime ago

恰如 qià rú

just as if

恰如其分 qià rú qí fèn

(idiom) appropriate / apt / just right

自愧不如 zì kuì bù rú

ashamed of being inferior (idiom) / to feel inferior to others

如愿 rú yuàn

to have one's wishes fulfilled

磕头如捣蒜 kè tóu rú dǎo suàn

lit. to kowtow like grinding garlic (idiom) / fig. to pound the ground with one's head

动如脱兔 dòng rú tuō tù

as nimble as an escaping hare when going into action

既然如此 jì rán rú cǐ

such being the case / since it is so

一如既往 yī rú jì wǎng

just as in the past (idiom); as before / continuing as always

栩栩如生 xǔ xǔ rú shēng

vivid and lifelike (idiom); true to life / realistic

今不如昔 jīn bù rú xī

things are not as good as they used to be

风雨如晦 fēng yǔ rú huì

lit. wind and rain darken the sky (idiom); fig. the situation looks grim

如林 rú lín

Ru Lin

骨瘦如柴 gǔ shòu rú chái

as thin as a match / emaciated (idiom)

如梦初醒 rú mèng chū xǐng

as if wakening from a dream

如梭 rú suō

Shuttle

假如 jiǎ rú

如愿以偿 rú yuàn yǐ cháng

to have one's wish fulfilled

俨如 yǎn rú

(literary) to be exactly like / to be exactly as if

如坐针毡 rú zuò zhēn zhān

lit. as if sitting on pins and needles / fig. to be in an uncomfortable situation

如沐春风 rú mù chūn fēng

a breath of fresh air / so delighted just like bathing in the spring wind

泪如泉涌 lèi rú quán yǒng

the tears run like a bubbling spring / a stream of tears

如泣如诉 rú qì rú sù

lit. as if weeping and complaining (idiom) / fig. mournful (music or singing)

泪如雨下 lèi rú yǔ xià

tears falling like rain (idiom)

稳如泰山 wěn rú Tài Shān

steady as Mt Tai / as safe as houses

挥洒自如 huī sǎ zì rú

(idiom) to do (sth) with great aplomb

浩如烟海 hào rú yān hǎi

vast as the open sea (idiom); fig. extensive (library)

如虎添翼 rú hǔ tiān yì

lit. like a tiger that has grown wings / with redoubled power (idiom)

如临深渊 rú lín shēn yuān

as if on the brink of a deep gulf / act with extreme caution / feel like standing upon the edge of an abyss

如饥似渴 rú jī sì kě

to hunger for sth (idiom); eagerly / to long for sth

如胶似漆 rú jiāo sì qī

stuck together as by glue (of lovers) / joined at the hip

目光如炬 mù guāng rú jù

farsighted / blazing with anger / sparkling eyes

如花似玉 rú huā sì yù

delicate as a flower, refined as a precious jade (idiom) / (of a woman) exquisite

无论如何 wú lùn rú hé

whatever the case / in any event / no matter what / by all possible means

忧心如焚 yōu xīn rú fén

be killed by grief / be torn with anxiety / extremely upset with sorrow

心急如焚 xīn jí rú fén

One's heart is torn with anxiety. / be burning with anxiety / nervous with worry

心焦如焚 xīn jiāo rú fén

Anxious

五内如焚 wǔ nèi rú fén

Inside

如狼似虎 rú láng sì hǔ

lit. like wolves and tigers / ruthless

如数家珍 rú shǔ jiā zhēn

lit. as if enumerating one's family valuables (idiom) / fig. to be very familiar with a matter

守口如瓶 shǒu kǒu rú píng

lit. to guard one's mouth like a closed bottle (idiom); tight-lipped / reticent / not breathing a word

如醉如痴 rú zuì rú chī

lit. as if drunk and stupefied (idiom) / intoxicated by sth / obsessed with / mad about sth / also written 如癡如醉|如痴如醉[ru2 chi1 ru2 zui4]

如痴如狂 rú chī rú kuáng

with an air almost of idiocy

如痴如醉 rú chī rú zuì

lit. as if drunk and stupefied (idiom) / fig. intoxicated by sth / obsessed with / mad about sth

如花美眷 rú huā měi juàn

Beautiful flowers

一碧如洗 yī bì rú xǐ

One blue

风雨如磐 fēng yǔ rú pán

wind and rain sweeping across a gloomy sky-a grim and grave situation

坚如磐石 jiān rú pán shí

solid as a boulder (idiom); absolutely secure / rock-firm and unyielding

不仅如此 bù jǐn rú cǐ

not only that, but ...

嫉恶如仇 jí è rú chóu

hate evil as one's enemy / hate injustice like poison

如今 rú jīn

nowadays / now

空空如也 kōng kōng rú yě

as empty as anything (idiom); completely bereft / to have nothing / vacuous / hollow / empty (argument, head etc)

突如其来 tū rú qí lái

to arise abruptly / to arrive suddenly / happening suddenly

势如破竹 shì rú pò zhú

like a hot knife through butter (idiom) / with irresistible force

巧舌如簧 qiǎo shé rú huáng

lit. to have a tongue like a reed (idiom) / fig. to have a glib tongue

心如刀绞 xīn rú dāo jiǎo

to feel a pain like a knife being twisted in one's heart (idiom)

不绝如缕 bù jué rú lǚ

hanging by a thread / very precarious / almost extinct / (of sound) linger on faintly

如何 rú hé

how / what way / what

如下 rú xià

as follows

例如 lì rú

for example / for instance / such as

如火如荼 rú huǒ rú tú

like wildfire (idiom) / unstoppable

如此这般 rú cǐ zhè bān

thus and so / such and such

如若 rú ruò

绿草如茵 lǜ cǎo rú yīn

green grass like cushion (idiom); green meadow so inviting to sleep on

讳莫如深 huì mò rú shēn

important matter that must be kept secret (idiom); don't breathe a word of it to anyone!

气势如虹 qì shì rú hóng

Vigorous

譬如说 pì rú shuō

For example

诚如 chéng rú

it is exactly as

诸如此类 zhū rú cǐ lèi

things like this (idiom); and so on / and the rest / etc

从谏如流 cóng jiàn rú liú

to follow admonition as natural flow (idiom); to accept criticism or correction (even from one's inferiors)

如雷贯耳 rú léi guàn ěr

lit. like thunder piercing the ear / a well-known reputation (idiom)

暴跳如雷 bào tiào rú léi

stamp with fury / fly into a rage

如出一辙 rú chū yī zhé

to be precisely the same / to be no different

逝者如斯 shì zhě rú sī

It passes like this. / sigh what has passed and warn against the repetition

烂醉如泥 làn zuì rú ní

lit. as drunk as mud / completely drunk

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