如 rú

if, supposing; as if; like, as

DEFINITIONS

如 rú
  • as
  • as if
  • such as

STROKES

WORDS

汗如雨下 hàn rú yǔ xià sweating like rain (idiom); to perspire profusely; sweating like a pig
诚如 chéng rú it is exactly as
依然如故 yī rán rú gù back to where we were (idiom); absolutely no improvement; Things haven't changed at all.
如数家珍 rú shǔ jiā zhēn lit. as if enumerating one's family valuables (idiom); fig. to be very familiar with a matter
恍如 huǎng rú to be as if...; to be rather like...
百闻不如一见 bǎi wén bù rú yī jiàn seeing once is better than hearing a hundred times (idiom); seeing for oneself is better than hearing from many others; seeing is believing
稳如泰山 wěn rú tài shān steady as Mt Tai; as safe as houses
讳莫如深 huì mò rú shēn important matter that must be kept secret (idiom); don't breathe a word of it to anyone!
如花似玉 rú huā sì yù delicate as a flower, refined as a precious jade (idiom); (of a woman) exquisite
泪如雨下 lèi rú yǔ xià tears falling like rain (idiom)
福如东海 fú rú dōng hǎi may your happiness be as immense as the East Sea (idiom)
执法如山 zhí fǎ rú shān to maintain the law as firm as a mountain (idiom); to enforce the law strictly
多一事不如少一事 duō yī shì bù rú shǎo yī shì it is better to avoid unnecessary trouble (idiom); the less complications the better
如泣如诉 rú qì rú sù lit. as if weeping and complaining (idiom); fig. mournful (music or singing)
如获至宝 rú huò zhì bǎo as if gaining the most precious treasure
张纯如 zhāng chún rú Iris Chang (1968-2004), Chinese American historian and author of the Rape of Nanjing
爱民如子 ài mín rú zǐ to love the common people as one's own children (praise for a virtuous ruler)
甘之如饴 gān zhī rú yí lit. as sweet as syrup (idiom, from Book of Songs); to endure hardship gladly; a glutton for punishment
疾恶如仇 jí wù rú chóu to hate evil as one hates an enemy (idiom)
相敬如宾 xiāng jìng rú bīn to treat each other as an honored guest (idiom); mutual respect between husband and wife
莫如 mò rú it would be better
一代不如一代 yī dài bù rú yī dài to be getting worse with each generation
一切如旧 yī qiè rú jiù everything as before
一切如舊 yī qiè rú jiù everything as before
一如 yī rú to be just like
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