焉
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yān
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Example sentences
他心不在焉。
tā xīn bú zài yān
He's absent-minded.
Tatoeba · sentence #2040482 by sadhen; translation #2040478 by halfb1t · CC BY 2.0 FR
殺雞焉用牛刀。
shā jī yān yòng niú dāo
Never use a cannon to kill a fly.
Tatoeba · sentence #383707 by Martha; translation #458038 by qcomplex5 · CC BY 2.0 FR
不入虎穴，焉得虎子。
bú rù hǔ xué yān dé hǔ zǐ
Nothing ventured, nothing gained.
Tatoeba · sentence #704463 by GlossaMatik; translation #537811 by blay_paul · CC BY 2.0 FR
Words with 焉
See all 15 →焉知yān zhī(literary) how is one to know?Word
焉耆yān qíYanqi 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), XinjiangSee 焉耆回族自治县WordUnreviewed
焉耆县yān qí xiànYanqi 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), XinjiangSee 焉耆回族自治县WordUnreviewed
焉耆盆地yān qí pén dìYanqi basin in northeast of Tarim basinWord焉耆回族自治县yān qí huí zú zì zhì xiànYanqi 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), XinjiangWord于焉yú yān(classical) see 于是 (yú shì)Word异焉yì yānfeeling surprised at sthWord功莫大焉gōng mò dà yānno greater contribution has been made than this (idiom)Word心不在焉xīn bù zài yānabsent-mindedWord有子存焉yǒu zǐ cún yānI still have sons, don't I?Word语焉不详yǔ yān bù xiángto mention sth without elaborating (idiom); not giving detailsWord割鸡焉用牛刀gē jī yān yòng niú dāo(lit.) why use an ox-cleaver to kill a chicken?; (fig.) there's no need to use great ability or resources for a trivial taskSee 杀鸡焉用牛刀WordUnreviewed