如 rú

1. rú verb such as; for example; for instance
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Guoyu '如' v 5; Kroll 2015 '如' 3, p. 390)
2. rú conjunction if
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: 如 is used as a subordinate conjunction in Literary Chinese (Guoyu '如' conjunction 1; Kroll 2015 '如' 4, p. 390; Pulleyblank 1995, p. 150; GHC '如' 7; Ci Yuan '如' 6). For example, 王如善之，則何為不行？'Since your Majesty deems them excellent, why do you not practise them?' (Mengzi: 2.5/10/3, translation by Legge)
3. rú verb in accordance with
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: Synonymous with 按照 in this sense (Ci Yuan '如' 1; GHC '如' 1; Guoyu '如' v 1; Kroll 2015 '如' 1, p. 390)
4. rú verb to be appropriate; should; with regard to
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 应当 (Kroll 2015 '如' 5, p. 390; GHC '如' 5; Ci Yuan '如' 4)
5. rú pronoun this
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: A demonstrative pronoun (Kroll 2015 '如' 3b, p. 390)
6. rú verb it is so; it is thus; can be compared with
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   
7. rú preposition to go to
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 往 ... 到 (Guoyu '如' v 3; Kroll 2015 '如' 2, p. 390; GHC '如' 2; Ci Yuan '如' 7)
8. rú verb to meet
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   
9. rú verb to appear; to seem; to be like
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 好像 or 相同(GHC '如' 3; Guoyu '如' v 2; Ci Yuan '如' 1; Ci Yuan '如' 1)
10. rú verb at least as good as
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 比得上 (Guoyu '如' v 4)
11. rú conjunction and
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: A coordinating conjunction, synonymous with 与 or 和 (GHC '如' 9)
12. rú conjunction or
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: A coordinating conjunction, synonymous with 或 (GHC '如' 10; Guoyu '如' conjunction 2)
13. rú conjunction but
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: A subordinating conjunction, synonymous with 而 (GHC '如' 8)
14. rú conjunction then
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: A subordinating conjunction, synonymous with 则
15. rú particle naturally
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: A particle used after a phrase like 然 (GHC '如' 11; Guoyu '如' particle)
16. rú particle expresses a question or doubt
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: A particle used after a phrase like 乎 (Kroll 2015 '如' 3a)
17. rú pronoun you
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: Second person pronoun (Kroll 2015 '如' 6, p. 390)
18. rú noun the second lunar month
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Kroll 2015 '如' 7)
19. rú preposition in; at
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Guoyu '如' preposition)
20. rú proper noun Ru
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Concept: Surname 姓氏
    Notes: (Guoyu '如' n)

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• 一代不如一代 to be getting worse with each generation
• 势如彍弩(勢如彍弩) energy may be likened to the bending of a crossbow
• 授之以鱼不如授之以渔(授之以魚不如授之以漁) give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime
• 嫉恶如仇(嫉惡如仇) to hate evil people like enemies
• 突如其来(突如其來) to arise abruptly
• 料事如神 to prophesy with supernatural accuracy; to have an incredible foresight
• 如意套 condom
• 伴君如伴虎 being close to the sovereign can be as perilous as lying with a tiger
• 履险如夷(履險如夷) to make one's way through a dangerous pass as if walking on level ground
• 诺如病毒(諾如病毒) norovirus
• 自叹不如(自嘆不如) to consider oneself as being not as good as the others
• 终始如一(終始如一) unchanging from start to finish
• 咆哮如雷 to be in a thundering rage
• 侵掠如火 invade and plunder like fire
• 空空如也 as empty as anything; completely bereft; to have nothing; vacuous; hollow; empty (argument, head etc)
• 还不如(還不如) to be better off; might as well
• 妙语如珠(妙語如珠) sparkling with wit
• 如若 if
• 恭敬不如从命(恭敬不如從命) deference is no substitute for obedience
• 倒背如流 to know by heart (so well that you can recite it backwards)
• 守身如玉 preserve one's body like jade; to preserve one's purity
• 如影随形(如影隨形) closely associated with each other; to follow closely
• 如意 satisfactory ; a sceptre; ruyi ; ruyi
• 王君如 Cyndi Wang
• 浑如(渾如) very similar
• 如假包换(如假包換) replacement guaranteed if not genuine; fig. authentic
• 如出一辙(如出一轍) to be precisely the same; to be no different
• 正如 just as; precisely as
• 病来如山倒，病去如抽丝(病來如山倒，病去如抽絲) sickness comes like a landslide, but goes slowly like spinning silk; expect to convalesce slowly
• 佥言如一(僉言如一) unanimous voice
• 危如累卵 precarious as pile of eggs; ready to fall and break at any moment; in a dangerous state
• 如期 as scheduled; on time; punctual
• 操纵自如(操縱自如) to operate (a machine etc) with ease
• 大智如愚 the wise may appear stupid; a genius not appreciated in his own time
• 如是 thus; so
• 万事如意(萬事如意) to have all one's wishes; best wishes; all the best; may all your hopes be fulfilled
• 势如破竹(勢如破竹) like a hot knife through butter; with irresistible force
• 仿如 like; similar to; as if
• 诚如(誠如) it is exactly as
• 爱民如子(愛民如子) love the people as one's own children
• 吉祥如意 may you have all the good fortune that you wish for
• 往事如风(往事如風) the past is vanished like the wind; gone beyond recall
• 恰如其分 appropriate
• 不动如山(不動如山) be immovable, like a mountain
• 行礼如仪(行禮如儀) to perform the ritual bows; to follow the customary ceremonies
• 如火晚霞 clouds at sunset glowing like fire
• 即如 even if; such as
• 既然如此 since this is the case
• 不仅如此(不僅如此) not only that, but
• 如草 grassy

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