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若
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Definitions
- 1. to seem
- 2. like
- 3. as
- 4. if
Example Sentences
1 shown䫔，讀 若 褉。
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Words Containing 若
far-flung realms as next door (idiom)
as if one had lost something (idiom)
as if nothing had happened (idiom); calmly
ruling a large nation is like cooking a small delicacy (idiom)
as if
see 了如指掌[liǎo rú zhǐ zhǎng]
pleasantly surprised like mad (idiom); capering madly with joy
lit. to see sth as clearly as one sees a blazing fire (idiom)
the Heart Sutra
on a par with
abundantly clear
to throw away like worn out shoes
to honor sb as a God (idiom); to revere
Aurora, Roman goddess of dawn
lit. to be frustrated as though having lost sth (idiom)
to rush like ducks (idiom); the mob scrabbles madly for sth unobtainable
see 若有所失[ruò yǒu suǒ shī]
if
if
to hide one's treasure away so that no-one knows about it (idiom); fig. modest about one's talents
entering the Way, you seem to coil back (Laozi 老子[lǎo zǐ], the Book of Dao 道德經|道德经[dào dé jīng], Chap. 14)
close friend in a distant land, far-flung realms as next door
lit. dumb as a wooden chicken (idiom); fig. dumbstruck
calm
to keep quiet out of fear (idiom)
indistinct
(idiom) great intelligence may appear to be stupidity
John (less common form of 若望[ruò wàng] or 約翰|约翰[yuē hàn])
progress seems like regress (the Book of Dao 道德經|道德经[dào dé jīng], Chpt. 41)
habit becomes nature (idiom); get used to something and it seems inevitable
(idiom) one's actions are in keeping with what one says
Arakan Yoma, mountain range in western Myanmar (Burma)
a great hero may appear timid, the wise may appear stupid (idiom); the general public may not recognize great talent
lit. secure as a city protected by a wall of metal and a moat of boiling water (idiom)
if; supposing; in case
to be just like
Zoigê County (Tibetan: mdzod dge rdzong) in Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture 阿壩藏族羌族自治州|阿坝藏族羌族自治州[ā bà zàng zú qiāng zú zì zhì zhōu], northwest Sichuan
looking pensive
receptive as an echoing canyon (idiom); modest and open-minded
see 若有所失[ruò yǒu suǒ shī]
Sanskrit prajña: wisdom
if and only if
rare as morning stars (idiom)
Zhang Ruoxu (c. 660-720), Tang dynasty poet, author of yuefu poem River on a spring night 春江花月夜
the ideal is to be like water (which benefits all living things and does not struggle against them) (quotation from the \Book of Dao\ 道德經|道德经[dào dé jīng])
a certain number or amount
cool and collected (idiom); showing no sign of nerves
if
Gospel according to St John
if
rock-solid
a great hero may appear timid (idiom); the really brave person remains level-headed
to be wild with joy (idiom)
to be a different person
front yard as busy as a marketplace (idiom)
as for
as different as heaven and earth (idiom)
not as good as
faintly discernible (idiom)
if
Guo Moruo (1892-1978), writer, communist party intellectual and cultural apparatchik
to turn a deaf ear to (idiom); to pretend not to hear
to turn a blind eye to
Chaqiliq nahiyisi or Ruoqiang 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
Joseph (biblical name)
St John the Baptist
see 恍如隔世[huǎng rú gé shì]
bear hardship with equanimity
Zoigê County (Tibetan: mdzod dge rdzong) in Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture 阿壩藏族羌族自治州|阿坝藏族羌族自治州[ā bà zàng zú qiāng zú zì zhì zhōu], northwest Sichuan
to act as though there were nobody else present
prajña paramita (Sanskrit: supreme wisdom - beginning of the Heart Sutra)
(entomology) nymph
bright as a multitude of stars (idiom); extremely able talent
nobody understands one's son better than his father (idiom)
to talk and laugh as though nothing had happened
If you don't want anyone to know, don't do it (idiom). fig. If you do something bad, people will inevitably hear about it.
to feel despondent (idiom)
at a loss
mouth like a torrent (idiom)
Buddhist temple (transliteration of Sanskrit \Aranyakah\)
to view as strangers
to have the looks of a Pan An 潘安[pān ān] (referring to a historical figure said to be extremely handsome)
Wang Qinruo (962-1025), Northern Song dynasty official
Chaqiliq nahiyisi or Ruoqiang 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
if
were it not for
frigid
lit. seeming neither close nor distant (idiom)
overwhelmed by favor from superior (humble expr.)
precarious as morning dew (idiom); unlikely to last out the day