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Definition
- as
- as if
- such as
Compounds (9)
to eat; (extended meaning) to endure; putrid smell; vegetables; roots (inextricably attached to the plant)
Related words (126)
(to find something) as one wants; to find (something) satisfactory; to be gratified; according to one's wishes; ruyi scepter (a S-shaped ornamental object, usually made of jade; symbol of power and good fortune)
tathagata (Buddha's name for himself, having many layers of meaning - Sanskrit: thus gone, having been Brahman, gone to the absolute etc)
(lit.) as if sitting on pins and needles; (fig.) to be in an uncomfortable situation
hanging by a thread; very precarious; almost extinct; (of sound) linger on faintly
(lit.) order like a mountain; a military order is inviolable; strict discipline
4 seasons like spring; four seasons like spring; spring all the year round; favorable climate throughout the year
to cross a ravine like flat ground; (fig.) to handle a crisis effortlessly; to keep a cool head in a crisis
anyhow; anyway; whatever; whatever happens; no matter what; as it may; in any case; at any rate; at all events
(lit.) as sweet as syrup (idiom, from Book of Songs); to endure hardship gladly; a glutton for punishment
(lit.) to dispatch a general is not as effective as to excite a general; (fig.) inciting people to action is more effective than dispatching orders
better to just get the pain over with, rather than prolong the agony
a gentleman's friendship, insipid as water (idiom, from Zhuangzi 莊子)
arriving early can't beat coming at the right time; perfect timing
give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime; knowledge is the best charity
Idioms (119)
as if degenerating into smoke (idiom); ignorant and unable to see where things are heading
(lit.) as if walking on thin ice (idiom); (fig.) to be extremely cautious; to be skating on thin ice
as the shadow follows the body (idiom); closely associated with each other; to follow relentlessly
(lit.) as if enumerating one's family valuables (idiom); (fig.) to be very familiar with a matter
so I have heard (idiom); the beginning clause of Buddha's quotations as recorded by his disciple, Ananda (Buddhism)
(lit.) as if drunk and stupefied (idiom); (fig.) intoxicated by sth; obsessed with; mad about sth
as the arm moves the finger (idiom); freely and effortlessly; to have perfect command of
like ants pursuing a stink (idiom); the mob chases the rich and powerful; the crowd runs after trash
(lit.) like maggots feeding on a corpse (idiom); (fig.) fixed on sth; to cling on without letting go; to pester obstinately
like flies pursuing a stink (idiom); the mob chases the rich and powerful; the crowd runs after trash
(lit.) as if drunk and stupefied (idiom); intoxicated by sth; obsessed with; mad about sth; also written 如癡如醉
(lit.) as if having a fish bone stuck in one's throat (idiom); (fig.) very upset and needing to express one's displeasure
as if lost in a thick fog (idiom); in a fog; muddled; completely unfamiliar with sth
(lit.) as clear as water (idiom); (fig.) (of officials etc) honest and incorruptible
to have all one's wishes (idiom); best wishes; all the best; may all your hopes be fulfilled
to know sth like the back of one's hand (idiom); to know (a person, a place etc) inside out
to follow admonition as natural flow (idiom); to accept criticism or correction (even from one's inferiors)
back to where we were (idiom); absolutely no improvement; Things haven't changed at all.
precarious as the morning dew (idiom); fig. ephemeral and precarious nature of human existence
precarious as pile of eggs (idiom); ready to fall and break at any moment; in a dangerous state
to pile up like a mountain (idiom); a mountain of (paperwork etc); a large number of sth
(lit.) to guard one's mouth like a closed bottle (idiom); tight-lipped; reticent; not breathing a word
a day drags past like a year (idiom); time hangs heavy; time crawls when one is wretched
(lit.) heart and mouth as one (idiom); to say what you think; honest and straightforward
(lit.) as hurried as a shooting star (idiom); requiring immediate action; extremely urgent
(lit.) to squander money like dirt (idiom); (fig.) to spend money like water; extravagant
to prophesy with supernatural accuracy (idiom); to have an incredible foresight
to kill people like scything flax (idiom); human life as grass; a politician acting with total disregard for the life of his countrymen
(lit.) to love money as much as one's own life (idiom); (fig.) avaricious; tightfisted
to treat each other as an honored guest (idiom); mutual respect between husband and wife
after one's heart (idiom); gratifying and satisfactory; everything one could wish
as empty as anything (idiom); completely bereft; to have nothing; vacuous; hollow; empty (argument, head etc)
external appearance and inner thoughts coincide (idiom); to say what one means; to think and act as one
to view death as a return home; to not be afraid of dying; to face death with equanimity (idiom)
important matter that must be kept secret (idiom); don't breathe a word of it to anyone!
to operate easily (idiom); to use freely; to have fluent command of; to have sth at one's fingertips
human life as the morning dew (idiom); fig. ephemeral and precarious nature of human existence
troops in defeat like a landslide (idiom); a beaten army in total collapse
(lit.) to kowtow like grinding garlic (idiom); (fig.) to pound the ground with one's head
different trades, worlds apart (idiom); to sb outside the profession, it is a closed book
the unvarnished truth is better than a cunning ruse (idiom); honesty is the best policy
deference is no substitute for obedience (idiom); (said to accept sb's request, invitation etc)
seeing once is better than hearing a hundred times (idiom); seeing for oneself is better than hearing from many others; seeing is believing
knowing sb by their reputation can't compare to meeting them in person (idiom)
it is better to avoid unnecessary trouble (idiom); the less complications the better
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)
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