如 rú in a sentence
Be as (be like - similar to - if - comply with)
如 (rú) means Be as (be like - similar to - if - comply with). Below are 24 of the 41 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.
Dictionary examples
我的中文不 如 他好。
Wǒ de Zhōngwén bùrú tā hǎo.
My Chinese is not as good as his.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 不如
比 如 说，我喜欢游泳。
Bǐrú shuō, wǒ xǐhuan yóuyǒng.
For example, I like swimming.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 比如
你觉得这个办法 如 何？
Nǐ juéde zhège bànfǎ rúhé?
What do you think of this approach?
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 如何
如 今的生活方便多了。
Rújīn de shēnghuó fāngbiàn duō le.
Life nowadays is much more convenient.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 如今
如 今他已经是老师了。
Rújīn tā yǐjīng shì lǎoshī le.
Nowadays he is a teacher.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 如今
他一 如 既往地支持我。
Tā yìrújìwǎng de zhīchí wǒ.
He supports me just as he always has.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 一如既往
他的话犹 如 一盆冷水。
Tā de huà yóurú yì pén lěngshuǐ.
His words were like a basin of cold water.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 犹如
例 如 这个字，就很难写。
Lìrú zhège zì, jiù hěn nán xiě.
This character, for instance, is hard to write.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 例如
与其抱怨，不 如 想办法。
Yǔqí bàoyuàn, bùrú xiǎng bànfǎ.
Rather than complaining, think of a solution.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 抱怨
与其等着，不 如 动手做。
Yǔqí děng zhe, bùrú dòngshǒu zuò.
Rather than waiting, get on and do it.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 与其
服务质量一 如 既往地好。
Fúwù zhìliàng yìrújìwǎng de hǎo.
The service quality is as good as ever.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 一如既往
这里的风景犹 如 画一般。
Zhèlǐ de fēngjǐng yóurú huà yìbān.
The scenery here is like a painting.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 犹如
如 果你有问题，可以问我。
Rúguǒ nǐ yǒu wèntí, kěyǐ wèn wǒ.
If you have any questions, you can ask me.
Dictionary example · HSK 3 · 如果
假 如 你是我，你会怎么做？
Jiǎrú nǐ shì wǒ, nǐ huì zěnme zuò?
If you were me, what would you do?
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 假如
我们该 如 何解决这个问题？
Wǒmen gāi rúhé jiějué zhège wèntí?
How should we solve this problem?
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 如何
与其买新的，不 如 修一下。
Yǔqí mǎi xīn de, bùrú xiū yíxià.
Rather than buying a new one, have it repaired.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 与其
生活很难事事都称心 如 意。
Shēnghuó hěn nán shìshì dōu chènxīnrúyì.
In life it is hard for everything to turn out just as one wishes.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 称心如意
与其发牢骚，不 如 想办法。
Yǔqí fā láosāo, bùrú xiǎng bànfǎ.
Rather than complain, think of a way out.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 牢骚
这条老街 如 今冷落了许多。
Zhè tiáo lǎo jiē rújīn lěngluò le xǔduō.
This old street is much more deserted now.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 冷落
如 果有冒犯之处，请原谅。
Rúguǒ yǒu màofàn zhī chù, qǐng yuánliàng.
If I have given offence in any way, please forgive me.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 冒犯
如 果出现呕吐要及时就医。
Rúguǒ chūxiàn ǒutù yào jíshí jiùyī.
If vomiting occurs, seek medical help promptly.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 呕吐
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From the graded readers
如 果我不开始，五年以后我还是三十五岁。
rúguǒ wǒ bù kāishǐ, wǔ nián yǐhòu wǒ háishì sānshí wǔ suì.
If I didn't start, in five years I'd be thirty-five anyway.
Graded reader · HSK 4 · A Decision at Thirty
如 果我现在开始，五年以后我三十五岁，也许能画得不错。
rúguǒ wǒ xiànzài kāishǐ, wǔ nián yǐhòu wǒ sānshí wǔ suì, yěxǔ néng huà dé / děi / de búcuò.
If I started now, in five years I'd be thirty-five and could probably paint quite well.
Graded reader · HSK 4 · A Decision at Thirty
From the travel phrasebook
如 果量翻倍呢？
Rúguǒ liàng fānbèi ne?
What if we double the volume?
Travel phrasebook · Negotiating and pricing
如 appears in 41 sentences on this site; the 24 shortest and most direct are shown. The rest are on the pages they were written for — the graded readers, the phrasebook and the grammar library.
Words that contain 如
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Questions about 如
How is 如 used in a sentence?
This page shows 41 sentences using 如 (rú, "Be as (be like - similar to - if - comply with)"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.
Are these sentences machine generated?
No. They come from the site's own dictionary examples, graded readers, travel phrasebook and grammar library — all written by a person. A word with no sentence gets no page here, rather than a page of invented ones.
Why do some sentences show 如 inside a longer word?
Because that is where a single character usually lives. Seeing 如 inside the words it builds is how the character stops being an isolated symbol and starts being something you can read.
Where can I see the full entry for 如?
The dictionary page for 如 has its stroke order, its traditional form, every sense the dictionary lists and a character-by-character breakdown. It is linked at the top of this page.
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