焉
焉
yān
where; how
Character Breakdown
Radical: 火 (no. 86)
View stroke order →Definitions
- where
- how
Example Sentences
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Words Containing 焉
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | HSK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 于焉 | yú yān | (classical) see 於是|于是[yu2 shi4] | |
| 焉知 | yān zhī | (literary) how is one to know? | |
| 焉耆 | Yān qí | Yanqi county in Xinjiang | |
| 异焉 | yì yān | feeling surprised at sth | |
| 焉耆县 | 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 | |
| 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? | |
| 焉耆盆地 | Yān qí pén dì | Yanqi basin in northeast of Tarim basin | |
| 语焉不详 | yǔ yān bù xiáng | to mention sth without elaborating (idiom); not giving details | |
| 割鸡焉用牛刀 | gē jī yān yòng niú dāo | lit. why use a pole-ax to slaughter a chicken? (idiom) |
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Related Words
AB制(A B zhì)— to split the bill (where the male counterpart foots the larger portion of the sum)
→一部二十四史,不知从何说起(yī bù èr shí sì shǐ , bù zhī cóng hé shuō qǐ)— It's a long and intricate story, I hardly know where to start.
→不平则鸣(bù píng zé míng)— where there is injustice, there will be an outcry
→丹田(dān tián)— pubic region
→HSK & Exam Info
This word is not part of the HSK vocabulary lists.