如
rú
Pinyin

Definition

如
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rú
  1. as
  2. as if
  3. such as

Character Decomposition

Compounds (8)

恕
shù
  1. 1 to forgive
絮
xù
  1. 1 cotton wadding
  2. 2 fig. padding
  3. 3 long-winded
茹
Rú
  1. 1 surname Ru
茹
rú
  1. 1 to eat
  2. 2 (extended meaning) to endure
  3. 3 putrid smell
  4. 4 vegetables
  5. 5 roots (inextricably attached to the plant)
洳
rù
  1. 1 damp
  2. 2 boggy
  3. 3 marshy

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
一如既往
yī rú jì wǎng
  1. 1 just as in the past (idiom); as before
  2. 2 continuing as always

Idioms (20)

一如既往
yī rú jì wǎng
  1. 1 just as in the past (idiom); as before
  2. 2 continuing as always
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)
一清如水
yī qīng rú shuǐ
  1. 1 lit. as clear as water (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. (of officials etc) honest and incorruptible
了如指掌
liǎo rú zhǐ zhǎng
  1. 1 to know sth like the back of one's hand (idiom)
  2. 2 to know (a person, a place etc) inside out
人生如梦
rén shēng rú mèng
  1. 1 life is but a dream (idiom)

Sample Sentences

你这人真干脆如果这次货卖得好，下次给你个大订单！
nǐ zhè rén zhēn gāncuì rúguǒ zhècì huò mài de hǎo ，xiàcì gěi nǐ ge dà dìngdān ！
You are really straightforward! If the product sells well, let’s make a bigger deal next time.
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老板很喜欢他，所以他在公司如鱼得水。
lǎobǎn hěn xǐhuan tā ，suǒyǐ tā zài gōngsī rúyúdéshuǐ 。
The boss likes him a lot so he is doing quite well in the company.
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Joe在KTV如鱼得水，因为他很会唱歌。
zài rúyúdéshuǐ ，yīnwèi tā hěn huì chànggē 。
Joe takes to KTV like a duck to water because he's good at singing.
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如鱼得水
rúyúdéshuǐ
Like a fish in water.
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有你的帮忙我真是如鱼得水。
yǒu nǐ de bāngmáng wǒ zhēnshi rúyúdéshuǐ 。
With your help, I'm like a fish in water.
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他在这车水马龙的城市里如鱼得水，因为他从不拖泥带水。
tā zài zhè chēshuǐmǎlóng de chéngshì lǐ rúyúdéshuǐ ，yīnwèi tā cóngbù tuōnídàishuǐ 。
In this bustling city, he is like a fish in water. Because he never works sloppily.
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不如我们来个员工旅游吧？
bùrú wǒmen lái ge yuángōng lǚyóu ba ？
How about a corporate retreat?
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的确如此。
díquè rúcǐ 。
That's true.
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一打啤酒对俄罗斯人来说只是小意思，这是大家都知道的常识。但是你知道吗？俄罗斯人喝啤酒，有一个潜规则，他们如果找你喝酒，绝对不能拒绝。
yīdá píjiǔ duì Éluósī rén láishuō zhǐshì xiǎoyìsi ，zhèshì dàjiā dōu zhīdào de chángshí 。dànshì nǐ zhīdào ma ？Éluósī rén hē píjiǔ ，yǒu yīgē qiánguīzé ，tāmen rúguǒ zhǎo nǐ hējiǔ ，juéduì bùnéng jùjué 。
A dozen of beers is a piece of cake for Russian, which is common sense that everyone knows. But you know that? Russians have a hidden rule when it comes to drinking beers, that is, if they invite you for a drink, you can’t say no.
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法国人觉得用餐礼仪很重要，例如用餐前尽量别移动桌上的摆设，服务生会为你服务。
Fǎguórén juéde yòngcān lǐyí hěn zhòngyào ，lìrú yòngcān qián jǐnliàng bié yídòng zhuō shàng de bǎishè ，fúwùshēng huì wèi nǐ fúwù 。
French people think that table manners are very important, such as not moving the decoration on the table before eating because the waiter will serve you.
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