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HSK
if / in case / in the event that
HSK 2
nowadays; now
HSK 4
how / what way / what
HSK 3
as follows
HSK 5
like this; so; such
HSK 5
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as / as if / such as
HSK 6
like / as
HSK 5
if / if one were to say
HSK 7-9
as things really are / realistic
HSK 7-9
lit. like wolves and tigers / ruthless
as one wants; according to one's wishes / ruyi scepter, a symbol of power and good fortune
HSK 7-9
like a fish back in water (idiom); glad to be back in one's proper surroundings
to arrive as planned / right on schedule
if
lit. like thunder piercing the ear / a well-known reputation (idiom)
lit. as if enumerating one's family valuables (idiom) / fig. to be very familiar with a matter
as if gaining the most precious treasure
lit. to follow the recipe (idiom) / fig. to follow a set pattern
consistent / the same / unvarying
HSK 6
flowery
lit. like a tiger that has grown wings / with redoubled power (idiom)
(idiom) enthralled; mesmerized; enraptured
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
thus
lit. to follow the recipe (idiom) / to follow the same plan
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
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
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
fiery
like wildfire (idiom) / unstoppable
the person who drinks it knows best whether the water is hot or cold (Zen proverb); self-awareness comes from within / to know best by personal experience
Tathagata, one of the ten sacred names of Buddha
like the clouds in the sky (i.e. numerous)
(literary) like this / such (as this) / so much / so many
lit. as if weeping and complaining (idiom) / fig. (of music, singing etc) mournful
picturesque
counting one's chickens before they are hatched
as if degenerating into smoke (idiom); ignorant and unable to see where things are heading
as scheduled / on time / punctual
lit. as if sitting on pins and needles (idiom) / fig. to be in an uncomfortable situation
stuck together as by glue (of lovers) / joined at the hip
to hunger for sth (idiom); eagerly / to long for sth
Rugao, a county-level city in Nantong City 南通市, Jiangsu
to be precisely the same / to be no different
lit. as if meeting a great enemy (idiom) / fig. cautious / with great preoccupation / with strict precaution
(of scenery) stunning / spectacular / picturesque
lit. as if walking on thin ice (idiom) / fig. extremely cautious
like ants pursuing a stink (idiom); the mob chases the rich and powerful / the crowd runs after trash
as usual
replacement guaranteed if not genuine / fig. authentic
ideal husband; Mr. Right
Rudong, a county in Nantong City 南通市, Jiangsu
like flies pursuing a stink (idiom); the mob chases the rich and powerful / the crowd runs after trash
like gold or jade (idiom) / gorgeous / lovely / splendorous
(literary) in this way / so
as before / as ever
lit. like maggots feeding on a corpse (idiom) / fig. fixed on sth / to cling on without letting go / to pester obstinately
(old) concubine
in the amount stipulated (by prior agreement) / in full / in the same amount
to seem as if something is amiss (idiom)
to have one's wishes fulfilled
lit. to scatter like birds and beasts (idiom) / fig. to flee in all directions
as if lost in a thick fog (idiom) / in a fog / muddled / completely unfamiliar with sth
as before / as usual / (to be) like old friends
thus and so / such and such
lit. as if having a fish bone stuck in one's throat (idiom) / fig. very upset and needing to express one's displeasure
to go to the toilet
as the arm moves the finger (idiom) / freely and effortlessly / to have perfect command of
so I have heard (idiom) / the beginning clause of Buddha's quotations as recorded by his disciple, Ananda (Buddhism)
lit. as if in mourning for one's parents (idiom) / fig. (often pejorative) inconsolable; distraught
as one pleases (idiom)
(dialect) condom
lit. like the sun at noon (idiom) / fig. to be at the peak of one's power, career etc
the palm of the Buddha's hand (a metaphor for a higher authority or force from whose control one cannot break free, from 西遊記|西游记, "Journey to the West")
grassy


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