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HSK
if / in case / in the event that
HSK 2
not equal to; not as good as; inferior to / it would be better to
HSK 2
nowadays; now
HSK 4
how / what way / what
HSK 3
as follows
HSK 5
if
HSK 4
for example
HSK 2
for example; for instance; such as
HSK 2
for example; for instance; such as
HSK 2
just as / precisely as
HSK 5
like this; so; such
HSK 5
(idiom) just as in the past; as before; continuing as always
HSK 7-9
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as / as if / such as
HSK 6
like / as
HSK 5
similar to; like
HSK 7-9
to have all one's wishes (idiom) / best wishes / all the best / may all your hopes be fulfilled
if / if one were to say
HSK 7-9
familiarity at first sight
as usual
if you want sth done well, do it yourself (idiom)
to maintain the law as firm as a mountain (idiom); to enforce the law strictly
to be getting worse with each generation
as expected
to know sth like the back of one's hand (idiom) / to know (a person, a place etc) inside out
as things really are / realistic
HSK 7-9
life is but a dream (idiom)
lit. like wolves and tigers / ruthless
Amitabha, Buddha of infinite light
as one wants; according to one's wishes / ruyi scepter, a symbol of power and good fortune
HSK 7-9
to know by heart (so well that you can recite it backwards)
like a fish back in water (idiom); glad to be back in one's proper surroundings
to be just like
how about / what kind of
to arise abruptly / to arrive suddenly / happening suddenly
HSK 7-9
to arrive as planned / right on schedule
if
intact / untouched / as good as before
tears falling like rain (idiom)
as close as brothers (idiom); deep friendship
to be getting worse by the day
(idiom) appropriate / apt / just right
HSK 7-9
give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime (idiom)
steady as Mt Tai / as safe as houses
(idiom) so that's how it is; I see
if only it were so / I hope so (idiom)
(idiom) nothing more than this; that's all; no big deal; not very impressive
as matters stand; things having reached this stage
to bury the hatchet / to become reconciled
lit. heart and mouth as one (idiom); to say what you think / honest and straightforward
running as fast as flying
if this can be done
as secure as Mount Taishan / as solid as a rock
to regard as an enemy
(idiom) teeming with experts
lit. like thunder piercing the ear / a well-known reputation (idiom)
HSK 7-9
to pile up like a mountain (idiom) / a mountain of (paperwork etc) / a large number of sth
(various things) such as / such as (the following)
Vairocana, Buddha of supreme enlightenment
handling any occasion smoothly (idiom); equal to any situation
lit. as if enumerating one's family valuables (idiom) / fig. to be very familiar with a matter
as if gaining the most precious treasure
for example; for instance; such as
HSK 7-9
lit. to follow the recipe (idiom) / fig. to follow a set pattern
consistent / the same / unvarying
HSK 6
to respond fluently / to answer smartly
the passage of the years / the flow of time
sweating like rain (idiom); to perspire profusely / sweating like a pig
it is better to avoid unnecessary trouble (idiom) / the less complications the better
sparkling with wit (idiom)
flowery
like / similar to / as if
lit. like a tiger that has grown wings / with redoubled power (idiom)
(idiom) enthralled; mesmerized; enraptured
lit. to love money as much as one's own life (idiom) / fig. avaricious / tightfisted
four seasons like spring / favorable climate throughout the year
lit. as the shadow follows the body (idiom) / fig. closely associated with each other; inseparable; to follow relentlessly
to have one's wish fulfilled
HSK 7-9
(idiom) after one's own heart; gratifying; satisfactory; everything one could wish
(of a woman) lovely as a flower (idiom) / beautiful
thus
man proposes, God disposes (idiom) / one's plans can be derailed by unforeseen events
lit. to follow the recipe (idiom) / to follow the same plan
unobstructed / unconstrained / smoothly / with ease / freely
HSK 7-9
to operate (a machine etc) with ease
hanging by a thread / very precarious / almost extinct / (of sound) linger on faintly
tathagata (Buddha's name for himself, having many layers of meaning - Sanskrit: thus gone, having been Brahman, gone to the absolute etc)
as the title suggests; as indicated in the title
if an official does not put the people first, he might as well go home and sell sweet potatoes
family-like close relationship (idiom)
free to come and go (idiom) / to have room to maneuver
(idiom) whatever the case; in any event; no matter what; by all possible means
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
as if relieved from a burden (idiom) / to have a weight off one's mind
lit. a tongue like a reed (idiom) / fig. a glib tongue
the palest ink is better than the best memory (idiom)
lit. as if on the brink of a deep abyss (idiom) / fig. extremely cautious
delicate as a flower, refined as a precious jade (idiom) / (of a woman) exquisite
vivid and lifelike (idiom); true to life / realistic

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