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Chinese dictionary
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pron.fml(used to refer to the person, the thing, the place) here; this
罪莫大焉。
There is no greater crime than this.
乐莫大焉。
There's no greater happiness than this.
心不在焉
minded-absent
- 2
adv.only then
必知乱之所自起,焉能治之!
You have to know how the trouble arose before you can deal with it!
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pron.fmlhow; why; where
焉能不去?
How could I possibly not go?
杀鸡焉用牛刀?
Why kill a chicken with a cleaver?
不入虎穴,焉得虎子!
How can you catch the baby tiger without entering the tiger's lair!
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auxiliary wordfmlused at the end of a sentence for emphasis
有重望焉
cherish high hopes for
少焉,月出于东山之上。
After a little while, the moon lifted itself above the eastern hills.