焉
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Definitions
- 1. where
- 2. how
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Example Sentences
1 shown殺雞 焉 用牛刀。
Sentence data courtesy of Tatoeba.org.
Words Containing 焉
How do you catch the tiger cub without entering the tiger's lair? (idiom); Nothing ventured, nothing gained.
lit. why use a pole-ax to slaughter a chicken? (idiom)
no greater contribution has been made than this (idiom)
it's an ill wind that blows nobody any good
absent-minded
(classical) see 於是|于是[yú shì]
I still have sons, don't I?
don't use a sledgehammer on a nut
(literary) how is one to know?
Yanqi county in Xinjiang
Yanqi Hui Autonomous County in Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang 巴音郭楞蒙古自治州[bā yīn guō léng měng gǔ zì zhì zhōu], Xinjiang
Yanqi basin in northeast of Tarim basin
Yenji Xuyzu aptonom nahiyisi or Yanqi Hui autonomous county in Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang 巴音郭楞蒙古自治州[bā yīn guō léng měng gǔ zì zhì zhōu], Xinjiang
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?
feeling surprised at sth
to mention sth without elaborating (idiom); not giving details
If one can change after making a mistake, there is nothing better (idiom)