焉
yān
Meaning
where; how
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Examples
不入虎穴，焉得虎子。
Bù rù hǔ xué, yān dé hǔ zǐ.
Nothing ventured, nothing gained.
Words with this character
焉耆 Yān qí see 焉耆回族自治县 Yān qí Huí zú Zì zhì xiàn焉知 yān zhī how is one to know?异焉 yì yān feeling surprised at sth于焉 yú yān see 于是 yú shì焉耆县 Yān qí Xiàn see 焉耆回族自治县 Yān qí Huí zú Zì zhì xiàn焉耆盆地 Yān qí pén dì Yanqi basin in northeast of Tarim basin功莫大焉 gōng mò dà yān no greater contribution has been made than this心不在焉 xīn bù zài yān absent-minded有子存焉 yǒu zǐ cún yān I still have sons, don't I?语焉不详 yǔ yān bù xiáng to mention sth without elaborating割鸡焉用牛刀 gē jī yān yòng niú dāo see 杀鸡焉用牛刀 shā jī yān yòng niú dāo杀鸡焉用牛刀 shā jī yān yòng niú dāo why use an ox-cleaver to kill a chicken?焉耆回族自治县 Yān qí Huí zú Zì zhì xiàn Yanqi Hui Autonomous County, in Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture 巴音郭楞蒙古自治州 Bā yīn guō léng Měng gǔ Zì zhì zhōu, Xinjiang塞翁失马焉知非福 sài wēng shī mǎ yān zhī fēi fú the old man lost his mare, but it all turned out for the best燕雀焉知鸿鹄之志 yàn què yān zhī hóng gǔ zhī zhì lit. can the sparrow and swallow know the will of the great swan?不入虎穴，焉得虎子 bù rù hǔ xué , yān dé hǔ zǐ How do you catch the tiger cub without entering the tiger's lair?过而能改，善莫大焉 guò ér néng gǎi , shàn mò dà yān If one can change after making a mistake, there is nothing better