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HSK
if / in case / in the event that
HSK 2
for example / for instance / such as
HSK 2
for example; for instance; such as
HSK 2
not equal to; not as good as; inferior to / it would be better to
HSK 2
for example
HSK 2
how / what way / what
HSK 3
if
HSK 4
nowadays; now
HSK 4
as follows
HSK 5
like this; so; such
HSK 5
just as / precisely as
HSK 5
like / as
HSK 5
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *如* | 如* | *如
as / as if / such as
HSK 6
consistent / the same / unvarying
HSK 6
to arise abruptly / to arrive suddenly / happening suddenly
HSK 7-9
as one wants; according to one's wishes / ruyi scepter, a symbol of power and good fortune
HSK 7-9
rather than... (used in expressions of the form 與其|与其 + {verb1} + 不如 + {verb2} "rather than {verb1}, better to {verb2}")
HSK 7-9
for example; for instance; such as
HSK 7-9
unobstructed / unconstrained / smoothly / with ease / freely
HSK 7-9
to have one's wish fulfilled
HSK 7-9
(idiom) appropriate / apt / just right
HSK 7-9
similar to; like
HSK 7-9
as things really are / realistic
HSK 7-9
things like this (idiom); and so on / and the rest / etc
HSK 7-9
lit. as if drunk and stupefied (idiom) / intoxicated by sth / obsessed with / mad about sth / also written 如癡如醉|如痴如醉
HSK 7-9
if / if one were to say
HSK 7-9
for example
HSK 7-9
tathagata (Buddha's name for himself, having many layers of meaning - Sanskrit: thus gone, having been Brahman, gone to the absolute etc)
lit. like thunder piercing the ear / a well-known reputation (idiom)
spark / meteor trail (mostly used in expressions like 急如星火)
unswerving from start to finish (idiom)
to view death as a return home / to not be afraid of dying / to face death with equanimity (idiom)
counting one's chickens before they are hatched
to know sth like the back of one's hand (idiom) / to know (a person, a place etc) inside out
as scheduled / on time / punctual
Rudong county in Nantong 南通, Jiangsu
picturesque
flowery
(idiom) just as in the past; as before; continuing as always
thus
as before / as ever
like the clouds in the sky (i.e. numerous)
fiery
lit. as if walking on thin ice (idiom) / fig. extremely cautious
to go to the toilet
like wildfire (idiom) / unstoppable
like a fish back in water (idiom); glad to be back in one's proper surroundings
lit. as sweet as syrup (idiom, from Book of Songs); to endure hardship gladly / a glutton for punishment
just as if
like a hot knife through butter (idiom) / with irresistible force
lit. as the shadow follows the body (idiom) / fig. closely associated with each other; inseparable; to follow relentlessly
in the amount stipulated (by prior agreement) / in full / in the same amount
to be just like
vivid and lifelike (idiom); true to life / realistic
(idiom) after one's own heart; gratifying; satisfactory; everything one could wish
to be at peace with oneself
to be precisely the same / to be no different
life is but a dream (idiom)
(various things) such as / such as (the following)
if
as if relieved from a burden (idiom) / to have a weight off one's mind
guests feel at home (in a hotel, guest house etc) / a home away from home
(idiom) enthralled; mesmerized; enraptured
(idiom) whatever the case; in any event; no matter what; by all possible means
familiarity at first sight
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *恍* | 恍* | *恍
(bound form) in a hazy state of mind / (bound form) to snap out of that state / used in 恍如 and 恍若
lit. like a tiger that has grown wings / with redoubled power (idiom)
it would be better
(literary) like this / such (as this) / so much / so many
to have one's wishes fulfilled
Tathata
as before / as usual / (to be) like old friends
solid as a boulder (idiom); absolutely secure / rock-firm and unyielding
to pile up like a mountain (idiom) / a mountain of (paperwork etc) / a large number of sth
to be as if... / to be rather like...
to have all one's wishes (idiom) / best wishes / all the best / may all your hopes be fulfilled
may your happiness be as immense as the East Sea (idiom)
it is exactly as
to stamp with fury; to fly into a rage
ashamed of being inferior (idiom) / to feel inferior to others
to treat each other as an honored guest (idiom) / mutual respect between husband and wife
variant of 了如指掌
penniless
steady as Mt Tai / as safe as houses
lit. like the sun at noon (idiom) / fig. to be at the peak of one's power, career etc
easy as a hand's turn (idiom); very easy / no effort at all
external appearance and inner thoughts coincide (idiom); to say what one means / to think and act as one
to feel as if having one's heart cut out (idiom) / to be torn with grief
to drip with sweat / sweat poured off (him)
one's thoughts in a whirl (idiom); confused / disconcerted / upset
tears falling like rain (idiom)
lit. to have a tongue like the reed of a wind instrument (idiom) / fig. to have a glib tongue
to bury the hatchet / to become reconciled
as if gaining the most precious treasure
(idiom) to hate evil as one hates an enemy
to feel a pain like a knife being twisted in one's heart (idiom)
(idiom) chicken-hearted; gutless
better to go home and weave a net than to stand by the pond longing for fish (idiom) / one should take practical steps to achieve one's aim

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