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
- 坚如磐石(堅如磐石) solid as a boulder; absolutely secure; rock-firm and unyielding
- 众心如城(眾心如城) the [unified] will of many people is an fortress
- 健步如飞(健步如飛) running as fast as flying
- 果如所料 just as expected
- 视死如归(視死如歸) to view death as a return home; to not be afraid of dying; to face death with equanimity
- 一贫如洗(一貧如洗) penniless
- 无论如何(無論如何) no matter how; anyhow; anyway; whatever
- 惜墨如金 to treasure writing like gold
- 岂可如此(豈可如此) How could this be?
- 心口如一 to say what you think
- 诸如此类(諸如此類) things like this; and so on
- 了如指掌 to know something like the back of one's hand ; to understand as [clearly as] pointing to the palm of the hand
- 执法如山(執法如山) to maintain the law as firm as a mountain; to enforce the law strictly
- 学如逆水行舟,不进则退(學如逆水行舟,不進則退) Study is like rowing upstream: no advance is to drop back
- 比如 for example; for instance; such as ; such as
- 如意算盘(如意算盤) counting one's chickens before they are hatched
- 称心如意(稱心如意) to be satisfied with the state of things
- 多如牛毛 as numerous as the hair on an ox; countless
- 如诗如画(如詩如畫) (of scenery) stunning; spectacular; picturesque
- 千年如昨 a thousand years past is like yesterday
- 身轻如燕(身輕如燕) as lithe as a swallow (of athlete or beautiful girl)
- 如丧考妣(如喪考妣) as if my parents passed away
- 救场如救火(救場如救火) the show must go on
- 兵败如山倒(兵敗如山倒) troops in defeat like a landslide; a beaten army in total collapse
- 无穷如天地(無窮如天地) as inexhaustible as Heaven and Earth
- 且如 supposing ; seemingly
- 泪如雨下(淚如雨下) tears falling like rain
- 如其所好 as one pleases
- 赤贫如洗(赤貧如洗) without two nickels to rub together; impoverished
- 如画(如畫) picturesque
- 表里如一(表裡如一) external appearance and inner thoughts coincide; to say what one means; to think and act as one
- 应对如流(應對如流) to respond fluently; to answer smartly
- 如故 like an old friend ; as before
- 猪狗不如(豬狗不如) worse than a dog or pig; lower than low
- 何如 what; how ; not as good as ; why
- 料事如神 to prophesy with supernatural accuracy; to have an incredible foresight
- 忧心如擣(憂心如擣) worried and ill at ease
- 势如破竹(勢如破竹) like a hot knife through butter; with irresistible force
- 吉祥如意 may you have all the good fortune that you wish for
- 江山如画(江山如畫) scenery like a painting
- 莫如 nothing is better than
- 往事如风(往事如風) the past is vanished like the wind; gone beyond recall
- 寂如 alone
- 终始如一(終始如一) unchanging from start to finish
- 如假包换(如假包換) replacement guaranteed if not genuine; fig. authentic
- 如意纹(如意紋) ruyi design
- 爱民如子(愛民如子) love the people as one's own children
- 如次 like so; thus
- 咆哮如雷 to be in a thundering rage
- 如获至宝(如獲至寶) as if gaining the most precious treasure
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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