如 rú

if, supposing; as if; like, as

DEFINITIONS

如 rú
  • as
  • as if
  • such as

STROKES

WORDS

表里如一 biǎo lǐ rú yī external appearance and inner thoughts coincide (idiom); to say what one means; to think and act as one
如意算盘 rú yì suàn pán counting one's chickens before they are hatched
如痴如醉 rú chī rú zuì lit. as if drunk and stupefied (idiom); fig. intoxicated by sth; obsessed with; mad about sth
如来 rú lái tathagata (Buddha's name for himself, having many layers of meaning - Sanskrit: thus gone, having been Brahman, gone to the absolute etc)
如若 rú ruò if
一见如故 yī jiàn rú gù familiarity at first sight
如日中天 rú rì zhōng tiān lit. like the sun at noon (idiom); fig. to be at the peak of one's power, career etc
如火如荼 rú huǒ rú tú like wildfire (idiom); unstoppable
巧舌如簧 qiǎo shé rú huáng lit. to have a tongue like a reed (idiom); fig. to have a glib tongue
视死如归 shì sǐ rú guī to view death as a return home; to not be afraid of dying; to face death with equanimity (idiom)
铁证如山 tiě zhèng rú shān irrefutable evidence
挥金如土 huī jīn rú tǔ lit. to squander money like dirt (idiom); fig. to spend money like water; extravagant
如法炮制 rú fǎ páo zhì lit. to follow the recipe (idiom); fig. to follow a set pattern
如雷贯耳 rú léi guàn ěr lit. like thunder piercing the ear; a well-known reputation (idiom)
挥汗如雨 huī hàn rú yǔ to drip with sweat; sweat poured off (him)
势如破竹 shì rú pò zhú like a hot knife through butter (idiom); with irresistible force
多如牛毛 duō rú niú máo as many as the hair of the ox (idiom); great amount of; countless
如狼似虎 rú láng sì hǔ lit. like wolves and tigers; ruthless
自愧不如 zì kuì bù rú ashamed of being inferior (idiom); to feel inferior to others
何如 hé rú how about; what kind of
如虎添翼 rú hǔ tiān yì lit. like a tiger that has grown wings; with redoubled power (idiom)
恍如隔世 huǎng rú gé shì like a thing of the previous generation; as if it were a lifetime ago
亲如一家 qīn rú yī jiā family-like close relationship (idiom)
如故 rú gù as before; as usual; (to be) like old friends
恰如 qià rú just as if
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