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yān
why? where? how?; strange; thereupon, then
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Words Using 焉 (17)

yān
where / how
焉知
yānzhī
(literary) how is one to know?
塞翁失马焉知非福
sàiwēngshīmǎyānzhīfēifú
the old man lost his mare, but it all turned out for the best (idiom); fig. a blessing in disguise / it's an ill wind that blows nobody any good
心不在焉
xīnbùzàiyān
absent-minded / preoccupied / inattentive / with one's thoughts wandering
于焉
yúyān
(classical) see [[於是|于是<yúshì>]]
有子存焉
yǒuzǐcúnyān
I still have sons, don't I? / fig. future generations will continue the work
杀鸡焉用牛刀
shājīyānyòngniúdāo
don't use a sledgehammer on a nut / aquila non capit muscam
焉耆
Yānqí
Yanqi county in Xinjiang
焉耆回族自治县
YānqíHuízúZìzhìxiàn
Yanqi Hui Autonomous County in Bayin'guoleng Mongol autonomous prefecture, Xinjiang [[巴音郭愣蒙古自治州<BāyīnguōlèngMěnggǔzìzhìzhōu>]], Xinjiang
焉耆盆地
Yānqípéndì
Yanqi basin in northeast of Tarim basin
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