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Meaning of 焉

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焉
Pinyin: yān
English Definition: where; how
Chinese Definition:
①与介词“于”加代词“是”相当:心不在焉。不复出焉。
②乃,才:必知乱之所自起,焉能治之。
③文言疑问词,怎么,哪儿:且焉置土石?
④文言助词:又何戚焉。
Total strokes: 11; Radical: 火
Ideographic:A bird 鳥 with a strange head
Character Formation:
  • ⿳ Above to middle and below
Similar Characters: 舃
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Stroke order image for Chinese character 焉
Example Words
心不在焉 xīn bù zài yān absent-minded; preoccupied; inattentive; with one's thoughts wandering
语焉不详 yǔ yān bù xiáng to mention sth without elaborating (idiom); not giving details
杀鸡焉用牛刀 shā jī yān yòng niú dāo don't use a sledgehammer on a nut; aquila non capit muscam
习焉不察 xí yān bù chá too accustomed to sth. to question it (idiom)
焉耆 yān qí Yanqi county in Xinjiang
More:焉* | *焉 | *焉*
Example Sentences
1
惟天为大
,
惟尧则之
,
荡荡乎民无能名焉
!
How vast was his virtue! The people could find no name for it.
2
人若不知道管理自己的家
,
焉能照管神的教会呢
?
If anyone does not know how tomanage his own family, how can he take care of God' s church?
3
你们所忍受的
,
是神管教你们
,
待你们如同待儿子
。
焉有儿子不被父亲管教的呢
。
If ye endure chastening, God dealeth with you as with sons; for what son is he whom the father chasteneth not?
4
隐喻从来都是行话的一个主要支柱
,
既可卖弄才华
,
又语焉不明
。
One of the main pillars of jargon has always been metaphor, both sporting and mixed.
5
我们就按着他所问的告诉他
,
焉能知道他要说
‘
必须把你们的兄弟带下来
’
呢
?
We simply answered his questions. How were we to know he would say, 'Bring your brother down here'?