如 rú
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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) -
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) -
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) -
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) -
rú
pronoun
this
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: A demonstrative pronoun (Kroll 2015 '如' 3b, p. 390) -
rú
verb
it is so; it is thus; can be compared with
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
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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) -
rú
verb
to meet
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
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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) -
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) -
rú
conjunction
and
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: A coordinating conjunction, synonymous with 与 or 和 (GHC '如' 9) -
rú
conjunction
or
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: A coordinating conjunction, synonymous with 或 (GHC '如' 10; Guoyu '如' conjunction 2) -
rú
conjunction
but
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: A subordinating conjunction, synonymous with 而 (GHC '如' 8) -
rú
conjunction
then
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: A subordinating conjunction, synonymous with 则 -
rú
particle
naturally
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: A particle used after a phrase like 然 (GHC '如' 11; Guoyu '如' particle) -
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) -
rú
pronoun
you
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: Second person pronoun (Kroll 2015 '如' 6, p. 390) -
rú
noun
the second lunar month
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Kroll 2015 '如' 7) -
rú
preposition
in; at
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Guoyu '如' preposition) -
rú
proper noun
Ru
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Concept: Surname 姓氏
Notes: (Guoyu '如' n)
Contained in
- 如拾地芥 like gathering grass from the ground; an easy task
- 堆积如山(堆積如山) to pile up like a mountain; a mountain of (paperwork etc); a large number of sth
- 如蝇逐臭(如蠅逐臭) like flies pursuing a stink; the mob chases the rich and powerful; the crowd runs after trash
- 但愿如此(但願如此) if only it were so; I hope so
- 箭如下雨 arrows fell like rain
- 一见如故(一見如故) familiarity at first sight
- 因如此 because of this
- 如次 like so; thus
- 汗如雨下 to sweat like rain; to perspire profusely
- 借如 supposing if
- 弃之如敝屣(棄之如敝屣) to toss away like a pair of worn-out shoes
- 多一事不如少一事 it is better to avoid unnecessary trouble; the less complications the better
- 铁证如山(鐵證如山) ironclad evidence like a mountain; conclusive proof
- 似漆如胶(似漆如膠) like lacquer and glue; joined at the hip
- 倘如 if
- 恰如 just as if
- 意下如何 how about it?; what do you think?
- 巧舌如簧 to have a tongue like a reed; to have a glib tongue
- 貌美如花 (of a woman) lovely as a flower ; beautiful
- 如常 as usual ; usually
- 一如既往 just as in the past; as before; continuing as always
- 如蛆附骨 like maggots feeding on a corpse; fixed on something; to cling on without letting go
- 咆哮如雷 to be in a thundering rage
- 如堕五里雾中(如墮五里霧中) as if lost in a thick fog; in a fog; muddled; completely unfamiliar with sth
- 游人如织(遊人如織) crowded with visitors; packed with tourists
- 履险如夷(履險如夷) to make one's way through a dangerous pass as if walking on level ground
- 视如敝屣(視如敝屣) to regard like a pair of worn-out shoes; to look on something as worthless
- 胆小如鼠(膽小如鼠) chicken-hearted ; gutless
- 如鲠在喉(如鯁在喉) as if having a fish bone stuck in one's throat; very upset and needing to express one's displeasure
- 暴跳如雷 stamp with fury; fly into a rage
- 如此这般(如此這般) thus and so; such and such
- 完好如初 intact, as if untouched
- 佳评如潮(佳評如潮) a hit; tremendous popularity
- 还不如(還不如) to be better off; might as well
- 如斯 in this way; so
- 号令如山(號令如山) order like a mountain; a military order is inviolable; strict discipline
- 爱民如子(愛民如子) love the people as one's own children
- 如果 if; in case; in the event that
- 猪狗不如(豬狗不如) worse than a dog or pig; lower than low
- 如鱼似水(如魚似水) like a fish and water
- 应付裕如(應付裕如) handling any occasion smoothly; equal to any situation
- 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
- 家贫如洗(家貧如洗) extreme poverty; destitute; penniless; poor as church mice
- 安如磐石 as solid as rock; as sure as houses
- 突如其来(突如其來) to arise abruptly
- 视如菅草(視如菅草) to regard as worthless
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- 卷五十九 志第十二 天文十二 Volume 59 Treatises 12: Astronomy 12 History of Song 宋史 — count: 354
- 卷五十八 志第十一 天文十一 Volume 58 Treatises 11: Astronomy 11 History of Song 宋史 — count: 340
- 卷21 志第16 天文下 Volume 21 Treatises 16: Astronomy 3 Book of Sui 隋書 — count: 203
- 卷六十 志第十三 天文十三 Volume 60 Treatises 13: Astronomy 13 History of Song 宋史 — count: 192
- 卷六十四 志第十七 五行二下 Volume 64 Treatises 17: Five Elements 2b History of Song 宋史 — count: 191
- 昭公 Lord Zhao The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳 — count: 189
- 卷十二 志第二 天文中 Volume 12 Treatises 2: Astronomy Part Two Book of Jin 晉書 — count: 166
- 卷二十七 志第三 天文三 Volume 27 Treatises 3: Astronomy 3 History of Ming 明史 — count: 161
- 卷五十七 志第十 天文十 Volume 57 Treatises 10: Astronomy 10 History of Song 宋史 — count: 159
- 襄公 Lord Xiang The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳 — count: 149