焉 yān yí

thereupon, then; how? why? where?

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DEFINITIONS

焉 yān
  • where
  • how

STROKES

WORDS

心不在焉 xīn bù zài yān absent-minded; preoccupied; inattentive; with one's thoughts wandering
语焉不详 yǔ yān bù xiáng to mention sth without elaborating (idiom); not giving details
不入虎穴，焉得虎子 bù rù hǔ xué ， yān dé hǔ zǐ How do you catch the tiger cub without entering the tiger's lair? (idiom); Nothing ventured, nothing gained.
割鸡焉用牛刀 gē jī yān yòng niú dāo lit. why use a pole-ax to slaughter a chicken? (idiom); fig. to waste effort on a trifling matter; also written 殺雞焉用牛刀|杀鸡焉用牛刀[sha1 ji1 yan1 yong4 niu2 dao1]
割雞焉用牛刀 gē jī yān yòng niú dāo lit. why use a pole-ax to slaughter a chicken? (idiom); fig. to waste effort on a trifling matter; also written 殺雞焉用牛刀|杀鸡焉用牛刀[sha1 ji1 yan1 yong4 niu2 dao1]
塞翁失马焉知非福 sài wēng shī mǎ yān zhī fēi fú the old man lost his mare, but it all turned out for the best (idiom); fig. a blessing in disguise; it's an ill wind that blows nobody any good
塞翁失馬焉知非福 sài wēng shī mǎ yān zhī fēi fú the old man lost his mare, but it all turned out for the best (idiom); fig. a blessing in disguise; it's an ill wind that blows nobody any good
于焉 yú yān (classical) see 於是|于是[yu2 shi4]
於焉 yú yān (classical) see 於是|于是[yu2 shi4]
有子存焉 yǒu zǐ cún yān I still have sons, don't I?; fig. future generations will continue the work
杀鸡焉用牛刀 shā jī yān yòng niú dāo don't use a sledgehammer on a nut; aquila non capit muscam
殺雞焉用牛刀 shā jī yān yòng niú dāo don't use a sledgehammer on a nut; aquila non capit muscam
焉知 yān zhī (literary) how is one to know?
焉耆 yān qí Yanqi county in Xinjiang
焉耆回族自治县 yān qí huí zú zì zhì xiàn Yanqi Hui Autonomous County in Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang 巴音郭楞蒙古自治州[Ba1 yin1 guo1 leng2 Meng3 gu3 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Xinjiang
焉耆回族自治縣 yān qí huí zú zì zhì xiàn Yanqi Hui Autonomous County in Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang 巴音郭楞蒙古自治州[Ba1 yin1 guo1 leng2 Meng3 gu3 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Xinjiang
焉耆盆地 yān qí pén dì Yanqi basin in northeast of Tarim basin
焉耆县 yān qí xiàn Yenji Xuyzu aptonom nahiyisi or Yanqi Hui autonomous county in Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang 巴音郭楞蒙古自治州[Ba1 yin1 guo1 leng2 Meng3 gu3 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Xinjiang
焉耆縣 yān qí xiàn Yenji Xuyzu aptonom nahiyisi or Yanqi Hui autonomous county in Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang 巴音郭楞蒙古自治州[Ba1 yin1 guo1 leng2 Meng3 gu3 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Xinjiang
燕雀焉知鸿鹄之志 yàn què yān zhī hóng gǔ zhī zhì lit. can the sparrow and swallow know the will of the great swan? (idiom); fig. how can we small fry predict the ambitions of the great?
燕雀焉知鴻鵠之志 yàn què yān zhī hóng gǔ zhī zhì lit. can the sparrow and swallow know the will of the great swan? (idiom); fig. how can we small fry predict the ambitions of the great?
异焉 yì yān feeling surprised at sth
異焉 yì yān feeling surprised at sth
語焉不詳 yǔ yān bù xiáng to mention sth without elaborating (idiom); not giving details
过而能改，善莫大焉 guò ér néng gǎi ， shàn mò dà yān If one can change after making a mistake, there is nothing better (idiom)
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