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charactercopypronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
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to seem / like / as / if
HSK 6
a certain number or amount / how many? / how much?
HSK 7-9
if; supposing; in case
HSK 7-9
charactercopypronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *若* | 若* | *若
used in 般若 / used in 蘭若|兰若
(idiom) great intelligence may appear to be stupidity
if
Chaqiliq nahiyisi or Ruoqiang county in Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang 巴音郭楞蒙古自治州, Xinjiang
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, northwest Sichuan
to turn a deaf ear to (idiom); to pretend not to hear
to act as though there were nobody else present / unselfconscious / fig. without regard for others
as if / as though / rather like
calm / composed / at ease
(Buddhism) wisdom; insight into the true nature of reality (from Sanskrit prajñā)
(entomology) nymph
to rush like ducks (idiom); the mob scrabbles madly for sth unobtainable / an unruly crowd on a wild goose chase
as cold as ice and frost (idiom, usually of woman); icy manner / frigid
if
a great hero may appear timid, the wise may appear stupid (idiom); the general public may not recognize great talent
to be wild with joy (idiom)
to keep quiet out of fear (idiom)
if / supposing / in case
were it not for / if not for
to turn a blind eye to
faintly discernible (idiom)
receptive as an echoing canyon (idiom); modest and open-minded
overwhelmed by favor from superior (humble expr.)
lit. seeming neither close nor distant (idiom) / fig. to keep one's distance / (of a relationship) lukewarm / vague
prajña paramita (Sanskrit: supreme wisdom - beginning of the Heart Sutra)
as if nothing had happened (idiom); calmly / nonchalantly
lit. dumb as a wooden chicken (idiom); fig. dumbstruck
lit. secure as a city protected by a wall of metal and a moat of boiling water (idiom) / fig. well fortified; invulnerable to attack
front yard as busy as a marketplace (idiom) / a place with many visitors
mouth like a torrent (idiom) / eloquent / glib / voluble / have the gift of the gab
abundantly clear
to honor sb as a God (idiom); to revere / to worship / to deify / to make a holy cow of sth / to put sb on a pedestal
bear hardship with equanimity / regard wrongdoing with equanimity
cool and collected (idiom); showing no sign of nerves / perfectly composed
to be a different person / not to be one's usual self
looking pensive; thoughtfully
as if one had lost something (idiom) / to look or feel unsettled or distracted / to feel empty
bright as a multitude of stars (idiom); extremely able talent
lit. to see sth as clearly as one sees a blazing fire (idiom) / fig. to grasp the situation thoroughly
John (less common form of 若望 or 約翰|约翰)
to talk and laugh as though nothing had happened / to remain cheerful (despite a crisis)
to hold sb in the same regard as one would a god (idiom)
at a loss / confused / not know what to do next
to hide one's treasure away so that no-one knows about it (idiom); fig. modest about one's talents / to hide one's light under a bushel
rare as morning stars (idiom) / few and far between / sparse
if
as different as heaven and earth (idiom) / worlds apart
lit. to be frustrated as though having lost sth (idiom) / fig. to be at a loss / perplexed / frustrated
Buddhist temple (transliteration of Sanskrit "Aranyakah") (abbr. for 阿蘭若|阿兰若)
John / Saint John / less common variant of 約翰|约翰 preferred by the Catholic Church
Guo Moruo (1892-1978), writer, communist party intellectual and cultural apparatchik
if / if so
to have the looks of a Pan An 潘安 (referring to a historical figure said to be extremely handsome)
pleasantly surprised like mad (idiom); capering madly with joy / to express boundless pleasure
not as good as / not equal to / inferior
precarious as morning dew (idiom); unlikely to last out the day
rock-solid
a great hero may appear timid (idiom); the really brave person remains level-headed
far-flung realms as next door (idiom) / close in spirit although far away
to be just like
Zhang Ruoxu (c. 660-720), Tang dynasty poet, author of yuefu poem River on a spring night 春江花月夜
to feel despondent (idiom)
(idiom) to be eager to surround oneself with talented people
if
to throw away like worn out shoes
Aurora, Roman goddess of dawn
ruling a large nation is like cooking a small delicacy (idiom) / effective government requires minimal intervention
St John the Baptist
close friend in a distant land, far-flung realms as next door / close in spirit although far away
Wang Qinruo (962-1025), Northern Song dynasty official
on a par with / comparable to
nobody understands one's son better than his father (idiom)
habit becomes nature (idiom); get used to something and it seems inevitable / second nature / same as 習慣成自然|习惯成自然
as for
the Heart Sutra
if and only if
indistinct / faintly discernible
Gospel according to St John
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, northwest Sichuan
Joseph (biblical name)
Chaqiliq nahiyisi or Ruoqiang county in Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang 巴音郭楞蒙古自治州, Xinjiang
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.
Arakan Yoma, mountain range in western Myanmar (Burma)
to view as strangers
(idiom) one's actions are in keeping with what one says
progress seems like regress (alternative wording for 進道若退|进道若退)
progress seems like regress (the Book of Dao 道德經|道德经, Chpt. 41)
Buddhist temple (transliteration of Sanskrit "Aranyakah")
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)


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