如约而至
rú yuē ér zhì
Pinyin

Definition

如约而至
 - 
rú yuē ér zhì
  1. to arrive as planned
  2. right on schedule

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

如
rú
  1. 1 as
  2. 2 as if
  3. 3 such as
如何
rú hé
  1. 1 how
  2. 2 what way
  3. 3 what
如果
rú guǒ
  1. 1 if
  2. 2 in case
  3. 3 in the event that
如此
rú cǐ
  1. 1 in this way
  2. 2 so
而
ér
  1. 1 and
  2. 2 as well as
  3. 3 and so
  4. 4 but (not)
  5. 5 yet (not)
  6. 6 (indicates causal relation)
  7. 7 (indicates change of state)
  8. 8 (indicates contrast)
而且
ér qiě
  1. 1 (not only ...) but also
  2. 2 moreover
  3. 3 in addition
  4. 4 furthermore
至
zhì
  1. 1 to arrive
  2. 2 most
  3. 3 to
  4. 4 until
一如既往
yī rú jì wǎng
  1. 1 just as in the past (idiom); as before
  2. 2 continuing as always
不如
bù rú
  1. 1 not equal to
  2. 2 not as good as
  3. 3 inferior to
  4. 4 it would be better to
不至于
bù zhì yú
  1. 1 unlikely to go so far as to
  2. 2 not as bad as
以至于
yǐ zhì yú
  1. 1 down to
  2. 2 up to
  3. 3 to the extent that...
例如
lì rú
  1. 1 for example
  2. 2 for instance
  3. 3 such as
假如
jiǎ rú
  1. 1 if
反而
fǎn ér
  1. 1 instead
  2. 2 on the contrary
  3. 3 contrary (to expectations)
因而
yīn ér
  1. 1 therefore
  2. 2 as a result
  3. 3 thus
  4. 4 and as a result, ...
如下
rú xià
  1. 1 as follows
如今
rú jīn
  1. 1 nowadays
  2. 2 now
如来
rú lái
  1. 1 tathagata (Buddha's name for himself, having many layers of meaning - Sanskrit: thus gone, having been Brahman, gone to the absolute etc)
如同
rú tóng
  1. 1 like
  2. 2 as
如意
rú yì
  1. 1 as one wants
  2. 2 according to one's wishes
  3. 3 ruyi scepter, a symbol of power and good fortune

Idioms (20)

一哄而散
yī hōng ér sàn
  1. 1 to disperse in confusion (idiom)
一如既往
yī rú jì wǎng
  1. 1 just as in the past (idiom); as before
  2. 2 continuing as always
一拥而入
yī yōng ér rù
  1. 1 to swarm in (of people etc) (idiom)
一日不见，如隔三秋
yī rì bù jiàn , rú gé sān qiū
  1. 1 one day apart seems like three years (idiom)
一望而知
yī wàng ér zhī
  1. 1 to be evident at a glance (idiom)
一概而论
yī gài ér lùn
  1. 1 to lump different matters together (idiom)
一清如水
yī qīng rú shuǐ
  1. 1 lit. as clear as water (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. (of officials etc) honest and incorruptible
一炮而红
yī pào ér hóng
  1. 1 to win instant success (idiom)
  2. 2 to become an instant hit
一蹴即至
yī cù jí zhì
  1. 1 to get there in one step (idiom); easily done
  2. 2 success at a stroke
  3. 3 to get results overnight
一蹴而就
yī cù ér jiù
  1. 1 to get there in one step (idiom); easily done
  2. 2 success at a stroke
  3. 3 to get results overnight
一蹴而得
yī cù ér dé
  1. 1 to get there in one step (idiom); easily done
  2. 2 success at a stroke
  3. 3 to get results overnight
一饮而尽
yī yǐn ér jìn
  1. 1 to drain the cup in one gulp (idiom)
三十而立
sān shí ér lì
  1. 1 thirty years old and therefore independent (idiom, from Confucius)
三思而后行
sān sī ér hòu xíng
  1. 1 think again and again before acting (idiom); consider carefully in advance
三思而行
sān sī ér xíng
  1. 1 think three times then go (idiom); don't act before you've thought it through carefully
不劳而获
bù láo ér huò
  1. 1 to reap without sowing (idiom)
不可同日而语
bù kě tóng rì ér yǔ
  1. 1 lit. mustn't speak of two things on the same day (idiom); not to be mentioned in the same breath
  2. 2 incomparable
不患寡而患不均
bù huàn guǎ ér huàn bù jūn
  1. 1 do not worry about scarcity, but rather about uneven distribution (idiom, from Analects)
不约而同
bù yuē ér tóng
  1. 1 to agree by chance (idiom); taking the same action without prior consultation
乘虚而入
chéng xū ér rù
  1. 1 to enter by exploiting a weak spot (idiom); to take advantage of a lapse

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