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焉
Character Breakdown (Single character)
Compound Words (16)
于焉
yúyān
(classical) see [[於是|于是<yúshì>]]
焉知
yānzhī
(literary) how is one to know?
焉耆
Yānqí
Yanqi county in Xinjiang
异焉
yìyān
feeling surprised at sth
焉耆县
Yānqíxiàn
Yenji Xuyzu aptonom nahiyisi or Yanqi Hui autonomous county in Bayin'guoleng Mongol autonomous prefecture, Xinjiang [[巴音郭愣蒙古自治州<BāyīnguōlèngMěnggǔzìzhìzhōu>]], Xinjiang
心不在焉
xīnbùzàiyān
absent-minded
有子存焉
yǒuzǐcúnyān
I still have sons, don't I?
焉耆盆地
Yānqípéndì
Yanqi basin in northeast of Tarim basin
语焉不详
yǔyānbùxiáng
to mention sth without elaborating (idiom); not giving details
割鸡焉用牛刀
gējīyānyòngniúdāo
lit. why use a pole-ax to slaughter a chicken? (idiom)
杀鸡焉用牛刀
shājīyānyòngniúdāo
don't use a sledgehammer on a nut
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
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
燕雀焉知鸿鹄之志
yànquèyānzhīhónggǔzhīzhì
lit. can the sparrow and swallow know the will of the great swan? (idiom); fig. how can we small fry predict the ambitions of the great?
不入虎穴，焉得虎子
bùrùhǔxué,yāndéhǔzǐ
How do you catch the tiger cub without entering the tiger's lair? (idiom); Nothing ventured, nothing gained.
过而能改，善莫大焉
guòérnénggǎi,shànmòdàyān
If one can change after making a mistake, there is nothing better (idiom)
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