如 rú

if, supposing; as if; like, as

DEFINITIONS

如 rú
  • as
  • as if
  • such as

STROKES

WORDS

家貧如洗 jiā pín rú xǐ extreme poverty (idiom); destitute; penniless; poor as church mice
对答如流 duì dá rú liú able to reply quickly and fluently (idiom); having a ready answer
對答如流 duì dá rú liú able to reply quickly and fluently (idiom); having a ready answer
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
履險如夷 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
巧诈不如拙诚 qiǎo zhà bù rú zhuō chéng the unvarnished truth is better than a cunning ruse (idiom); honesty is the best policy
巧詐不如拙誠 qiǎo zhà bù rú zhuō chéng the unvarnished truth is better than a cunning ruse (idiom); honesty is the best policy
張純如 zhāng chún rú Iris Chang (1968-2004), Chinese American historian and author of the Rape of Nanjing
强如 qiáng rú to be better than
強如 qiáng rú to be better than
往事如风 wǎng shì rú fēng the past is vanished like the wind; gone beyond recall
往事如風 wǎng shì rú fēng the past is vanished like the wind; gone beyond recall
从善如流 cóng shàn rú liú readily following good advice (idiom); willing to accept other people's views
從善如流 cóng shàn rú liú readily following good advice (idiom); willing to accept other people's views
从善如登，从恶如崩 cóng shàn rú dēng ， cóng è rú bēng doing good is like a hard climb, doing evil is like an easy fall (idiom)
從善如登，從惡如崩 cóng shàn rú dēng ， cóng è rú bēng doing good is like a hard climb, doing evil is like an easy fall (idiom)
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)
從諫如流 cóng jiàn rú liú to follow admonition as natural flow (idiom); to accept criticism or correction (even from one's inferiors)
心乱如麻 xīn luàn rú má one's thoughts in a whirl (idiom); confused; disconcerted; upset
心亂如麻 xīn luàn rú má one's thoughts in a whirl (idiom); confused; disconcerted; upset
心口如一 xīn kǒu rú yī lit. heart and mouth as one (idiom); to say what you think; honest and straightforward
心如刀割 xīn rú dāo gē to feel as if having one's heart cut out (idiom); to be torn with grief
心如刀绞 xīn rú dāo jiǎo to feel a pain like a knife being twisted in one's heart (idiom)
心如刀絞 xīn rú dāo jiǎo to feel a pain like a knife being twisted in one's heart (idiom)
心如止水 xīn rú zhǐ shuǐ to be at peace with oneself
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