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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 / as
HSK 5
like this; so; such
HSK 5
just as / precisely as
HSK 5
charactercopypronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *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
for example / for instance / such as
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
(idiom) just as in the past; as before; continuing as always
HSK 7-9
unobstructed / unconstrained / smoothly / with ease / freely
HSK 7-9
to burn with impatience / torn with anxiety
HSK 7-9
as one wants; according to one's wishes / ruyi scepter, a symbol of power and good fortune
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
whatever the case / in any event / no matter what / by all possible means
HSK 7-9
similar to; like
HSK 7-9
things like this (idiom); and so on / and the rest / etc
HSK 7-9
as things really are / realistic
HSK 7-9
to have one's wish fulfilled
HSK 7-9
(idiom) appropriate / apt / just right
HSK 7-9
if / if one were to say
HSK 7-9
for example
HSK 7-9
like a hot knife through butter (idiom) / with irresistible force
(literary) in this way / so
lit. like the sun at noon (idiom) / fig. to be at the peak of one's power, career etc
lit. like a tiger that has grown wings / with redoubled power (idiom)
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)
it is exactly as
charactercopypronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *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
fiery
as before / as ever
picturesque
(idiom) chicken-hearted; gutless
able to reply quickly and fluently (idiom); having a ready answer
unswerving from start to finish (idiom)
flowery
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 bury the hatchet / to become reconciled
to know sth like the back of one's hand (idiom) / to know (a person, a place etc) inside out
irrefutable evidence
thus
as scheduled / on time / punctual
as if relieved from a burden (idiom) / to have a weight off one's mind
running as fast as flying
(various things) such as / such as (the following)
(idiom) to love the common people as one's own children (praise for a virtuous ruler)
(idiom) after one's own heart; gratifying; satisfactory; everything one could wish
(idiom) to be dead drunk; to be plastered
to have one's wishes fulfilled
as the shadow follows the body (idiom) / closely associated with each other / to follow relentlessly
delicate as a flower, refined as a precious jade (idiom) / (of a woman) exquisite
as numerous as the hairs of an ox (idiom) / innumerable / countless
if
just as if
like the clouds in the sky (i.e. numerous)
like wildfire (idiom) / unstoppable
solid as a boulder (idiom); absolutely secure / rock-firm and unyielding
precarious as pile of eggs (idiom); ready to fall and break at any moment / in a dangerous state
to be just like
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
steady as Mt Tai / as safe as houses
it would be better
to feel as if having one's heart cut out (idiom) / to be torn with grief
to hunger for sth (idiom); eagerly / to long for sth
in the amount stipulated (by prior agreement) / in full / in the same amount
lit. to follow the recipe (idiom) / fig. to follow a set pattern
things are not as good as they used to be
vivid and lifelike (idiom); true to life / realistic
study is like rowing upstream – if you don't keep pushing forward, you fall behind
sweating like rain (idiom); to perspire profusely / sweating like a pig
(literary) like this / such (as this) / so much / so many
pouring with rain / rain bucketing down
to be at peace with oneself
important matter that must be kept secret (idiom); don't breathe a word of it to anyone!
spark / meteor trail (mostly used in expressions like 急如星火)
Rudong county in Nantong 南通, Jiangsu
(idiom) enthralled; mesmerized; enraptured
lit. to squander money like dirt (idiom) / fig. to spend money like water / extravagant
familiarity at first sight
one's thoughts in a whirl (idiom); confused / disconcerted / upset
to stamp with fury; to fly into a rage
life is but a dream (idiom)
stuck together as by glue (of lovers) / joined at the hip
lit. like wolves and tigers / ruthless
the sun and moon like a shuttle (idiom); How time flies!
guests feel at home (in a hotel, guest house etc) / a home away from home
to be as if... / to be rather like...
lit. as if walking on thin ice (idiom) / fig. to be extremely cautious / to be skating on thin ice

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