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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• 爱国如命(愛國如命) to love the nation as one's life
• 胆小如鼠(膽小如鼠) chicken-hearted ; gutless
• 疾恶如仇(疾惡如仇) to hate evil as one hates an enemy
• 如日中天 at the peak of one's prestige
• 栩栩如生 vivid and lifelike
• 借如 supposing if
• 如之何 what about it?
• 如醉如痴(如醉如癡) as if stupefied and intoxicated
• 和好如初 to bury the hatchet; to become reconciled
• 讳莫如深(諱莫如深) important matter that must be kept secret; don't breathe a word of it to anyone!
• 一见如故(一見如故) familiarity at first sight
• 只可如此 this is the only way
• 授人以鱼不如授人以渔(授人以魚不如授人以漁) give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime
• 动如脱兔(動如脫兔) to move as fast as a rabbit
• 药师如来(藥師如來) Medicine Buddha
• 如题(如題) refer to the title or subject (in an online forum)
• 来去自如(來去自如) unrestrained
• 骨瘦如柴 as thin as a match; emaciated
• 不仅如此(不僅如此) not only that, but
• 惜墨如金 to treasure writing like gold
• 禽兽不如(禽獸不如) worse than a beast; to behave immorally
• 众心如城(眾心如城) the [unified] will of many people is an fortress
• 自叹不如(自嘆不如) to consider oneself as being not as good as the others
• 一代不如一代 to be getting worse with each generation
• 人生如朝露 human life as the morning dew; ephemeral and precarious nature of human existence
• 一日不见，如隔三秋(一日不見，如隔三秋) one day apart seems like three years
• 浩如烟海(浩如煙海) vast as the open sea
• 一如所料 as expected
• 宾至如归(賓至如歸) guests feel at home (in a hotel, guest house etc); a home away from home
• 不动如山(不動如山) be immovable, like a mountain
• 坚如磐石(堅如磐石) solid as a boulder; absolutely secure; rock-firm and unyielding
• 穆如清风(穆如清風) as calm as a gentle breeze
• 岂可如此(豈可如此) How could this be?
• 如鱼得水(如魚得水) like a fish in water
• 泪如雨下(淚如雨下) tears falling like rain
• 如拾地芥 like gathering grass from the ground; an easy task
• 果如所料 just as expected
• 势如彍弩(勢如彍弩) energy may be likened to the bending of a crossbow
• 如人饮水，冷暖自知(如人飲水，冷暖自知) the person who drinks it knows best whether the water is hot or cold (Zen proverb); self-awareness comes from within
• 汗如雨下 to sweat like rain; to perspire profusely
• 如其所好 as one pleases
• 诸如(諸如) such as
• 应付自如(應付自如) to handle matters with ease; to hold one's own
• 如是 thus; so
• 如假包换(如假包換) replacement guaranteed if not genuine; fig. authentic
• 易如翻掌 as easy as turning over your palms
• 正如 just as; precisely as
• 视如菅草(視如菅草) to regard as worthless
• 阿弥陀如来(阿彌陀如來) Amitabha Buddha; Amitābha Buddha
• 面如土色 ashen-faced

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