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 | 如1 | | rú | 动介 | | | 1 be in compliance (or accordance) with: | | | 这才如了大伙的意。 Finally everybody was satisfied. |
| 2 like; as; as if: | | | 如你所说 as you've said | | | 如离弦之箭 like an arrow discharged from a bow | | | 十年如一日 persevere for ten years as if it were one day | | | 湖水如镜。 The lake is like a mirror. | | | 事情并不如他们所想的那样简单。 Things aren't as simple as they think. |
| 3 [usu. in the negative] can compare with; be as good as: | | | 不如 not equal to; not as good as; inferior to |
| 4 surpass; exceed: | | | 光景一年强如一年。 The situation is getting better year by year. |
| 5 for instance; such as; as: | | | 唐朝有很多大诗人，如李白、杜甫、白居易等。 The Tang Dynasty produced a host of great poets, such as Li Bai, Du Fu, and Bai Juyi. |
| 6 〈书〉 go to: | | | 如厕 go to the toilet |
| II 介 according to: | | | 如约前往 go as one has promised |
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| 如2 | | rú | 连 | | | 连 if; in case (of); in the event of; as if; as though: | | | 如有火警，将玻璃击碎。 In case of fire, break the glass. [a notice] | | | 如处理得当，问题不难解决。 The problem will not be difficult to solve if properly handled. | | | 如发生此种情况，我们即诉诸法律。 In that event, we would take the matter to court. |
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| 如3 | | rú | 缀 | | | 缀 〈文〉 [as an adjective suffix]: | | | 侃侃如也 fervently eloquent |
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