如

Thus they were reconciled as mother and son just like before.

遂為母子如初。

遂为母子如初。

As the hart panteth after the water brooks, so panteth my soul after thee, O God.

新標點和合本 (Chinese Union Version with New Punctuation), 詩篇 (Psalm) 42:1

Shén a, wǒ de xīn qièmù nǐ, rú lù qièmù xīshuǐ.

神啊，我的心切慕你，如鹿切慕溪水。

如此

As a general rule, the annals only keep the record of an event if a feudal prince legitimately announces such; otherwise no records are kept in the official annals. As for the result of a military expedition, it follows the same rule.

Fán zhūhóu yǒu mìng gào zé shū, bùrán zé fǒu. Shī chū zāngfǒu, yì rú zhī.

凡諸侯有命告則書，不然則否。師出臧否，亦如之。

凡诸侯有命告则书，不然则否。师出臧否，亦如之。

比如

Confucius has given detailed testimonials to ancient paragons of virtue and wisdom, such as Taibo of Wu, Boyi, and others of their kind.

The Records of the Grand Historian, by Sima Qian, c. 91 BCE

Kǒngzǐ xùliè gǔ zhī rén shèng xián rén, rú Wú Tàibó, Bóyí zhī lún, xiáng yǐ.

孔子序列古之仁聖賢人，如吳太伯、伯夷之倫，詳矣。

孔子序列古之仁圣贤人，如吴太伯、伯夷之伦，详矣。

I admit, regrettably, that I did not work as hard as you did. It's only proper that my grades were nowhere as good as yours.

Wǒ zìkuì bùrú nǐ yònggōng, chéngjì bùrú nǐ yěshì lǐsuǒdāngrán.

我自愧不如你用功，成績不如你也是理所當然。

我自愧不如你用功，成绩不如你也是理所当然。

Han Fei and Li Si both studied as pupils of Xunzi, and Si considered himself inferior to Fei.

Yǔ Lǐ Sī jù shì Xúnqīng, Sī zìyǐwèi bùrú Fēi.

與李斯俱事荀卿，斯自以為不如非。

与李斯俱事荀卿，斯自以为不如非。

(chiefly in the negative) to be as good as; to be comparable to

Their people, who support me, delight in me as much as they delight in their parents. They, loving me, deem me more fragrant than angelicas and orchids. (A highly literal translation)

Qí mín zhī qīn wǒ yě, huān ruò fùmǔ, hào wǒ fāng rú zhǐlán.

其民之親我也，歡若父母，好我芳如芝蘭。

其民之亲我也，欢若父母，好我芳如芝兰。

The author's ability has its limits; feedback regarding errors and omissions is welcome.

Zuòzhě shuǐpíng yǒuxiàn, rú yǒu cuòlòu, wàng dàjiā zhǐzhèng.

作者水平有限，如有錯漏，望大家指正。

作者水平有限，如有错漏，望大家指正。

all of a sudden (literally, "it comes, like charging")

突如其來

突如其来

空空如也

When the prince called him to employ him in the reception of a visitor, his countenance appeared to change, and his legs to move forward with difficulty. He inclined himself to the other officers among whom he stood, moving his left or right arm, as their position required, but keeping the skirts of his robe before and behind evenly adjusted. He hastened forward, with his arms like the wings of a bird.

The Analects of Confucius, c. 475 – 221 BCE, translated based on James Legge's version

Jūn zhào shǐ bīn, sè bórú yě, zú juérú yě. Yī suǒyǔ lì, zuǒyòu shǒu, yī qiánhòu, chānrú yě. Qū jìn, yìrú yě.

君召使擯，色勃如也，足躩如也。揖所與立，左右手，衣前後，襜如也。趨進，翼如也。

君召使摈，色勃如也，足躩如也。揖所与立，左右手，衣前后，襜如也。趋进，翼如也。

(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) postposition indicating an appearance, a state, or a condition; having the characteristic of

Sino-Xenic (如):
* → Vietnamese: như (如)

Ideogrammic compound (會意 /会意) and phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声, OC *nja, *njas): phonetic 女 (OC *naʔ, *nas, “woman”) + semantic 口 (“mouth”) – a woman obeying an order.
Sino-Tibetan; compare Mru [script needed] (na, “to be so”), Mizo na nâ nâ (“it being so; since”) (Schuessler, 2007). Also compare Old Mon [script needed] (ñaṅ, “resembling; like”) (ibid.).
Derivations include 若 (OC *nja, *njaʔ, *njaɡ, “as if”) (by the distributive suffix *-k), 諾 (OC *naːɡ, “to agree; to say yes”), and 然 (OC *njen, “so; thus; like this”) (by a demonstrative suffix *-n) (Schuessler, 2007).


如

如廁

如厕

Duke of Zheng went to Zhou, and for the first time had an audience with King Huan of Zhou.

鄭伯如周，始朝桓王也。

郑伯如周，始朝桓王也。

Roof and ridgepole still there, unbending.
But those bodies and spirits—where have they gone?

circa 272, Xiang Xiu, 《思舊賦》, translated by Burton Watson

Dòngyǔ cún ér fú huǐ xī, xíngshén shì qí yān rú?

棟宇存而弗毀兮，形神逝其焉如？

栋宇存而弗毁兮，形神逝其焉如？

(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to go to

May be related to 向 (OC *hljaŋs, *hlaŋs, “to face; to turn towards”) (Schuessler, 2007).