"焉" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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(Bushou)
Strokes 4
Composition
Strokes 11
Structure
Decomp. 一止与灬
正丂灬
Prononciation
Mandarin yān
Entry Methods
Pinyin yan1
Kanji /
Cangjie
MYLF
一卜中火
Sijiao 1032.7
Wubi GHGO
CNS 11643 1-5B6F
Encodages (hexa)
Unicode U+7109
GB2312 D1C9
BIG5 B26A
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 yān where / how
Results beginning with 焉
 Yān qí Yanqi county in Xinjiang
 yān zhī (literary) how is one to know?
 Yān qí xiàn Yenji Xuyzu aptonom nahiyisi or Yanqi Hui autonomous county in Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang 巴音郭楞蒙古自治州[Ba1 yin1 guo1 leng2 Meng3 gu3 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Xinjiang
 Yān qí pén dì Yanqi basin in northeast of Tarim basin
 Yān qí Huí zú Zì zhì xiàn Yanqi Hui Autonomous County in Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang 巴音郭楞蒙古自治州[Ba1 yin1 guo1 leng2 Meng3 gu3 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Xinjiang
Approximate Results for 焉
 yì yān feeling surprised at sth
 yú yān (classical) see 於是|于是[yu2 shi4]
 xīn bù zài yān absent-minded / preoccupied / inattentive / with one's thoughts wandering
 yǔ yān bù xiáng to mention sth without elaborating (idiom) / not giving details
 gōng mò dà yān no greater contribution has been made than this (idiom)
 yǒu zǐ cún yān I still have sons, don't I? / fig. future generations will continue the work
 gē jī yān yòng niú dāo lit. why use a pole-ax to slaughter a chicken? (idiom) / fig. to waste effort on a trifling matter / also written 殺雞焉用牛刀|杀鸡焉用牛刀[sha1 ji1 yan1 yong4 niu2 dao1]
 shā jī yān yòng niú dāo don't use a sledgehammer on a nut / aquila non capit muscam
 sài wēng shī mǎ yān zhī fēi fú 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
 bù rù hǔ xué yān dé hǔ zǐ how can you catch tiger cubs without entering the tiger's lair / nothing venture / nothing to gain or have
鸿 yàn què yān zhī hóng gǔ zhī zhì 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?
 bù rù hǔ xué , yān dé hǔ zǐ How do you catch the tiger cub without entering the tiger's lair? (idiom) / Nothing ventured, nothing gained.
 guò ér néng gǎi , shàn mò dà yān If one can change after making a mistake, there is nothing better (idiom)
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