Word: 如 (rú)

事情没能如他所愿让他感到失望。

Shìqing méi néng rú tā suǒ yuàn ràng tā gǎndào shīwàng.

He was disappointed that things didn't turn out as he'd hoped.

人口快如风

rénkǒu kuài rú fēng

people's mouths are fast as wind

人死如灯灭

rén sǐ rú dēng miè

when a person dies, it is like a lamp going out

人生如白驹过隙

rénshēng rú báijūguòxì

life is like a white colt passing a crack

人间私语，天闻若雷；暗室亏心，神目如电

rénjiān sīyǔ, tiān wén ruò léi; ànshìkuīxīn, shén mù rú diàn

whispers among people are heard by heaven like thunder; a guilty deed in a dark room is seen by the gods like lightning

他尊贵如国王。

Tā zūnguì rú guówáng.

He commands the respect of a king.

养病如养虎

yǎngbìng rú yǎng hǔ

nursing an illness is like raising a tiger

军律如刀，军令如山

jūnlǜ rú dāo, jūnlìngrúshān

military law is like a knife, military orders are like a mountain

冬雪胜如宝

dōng xuě shèng rú bǎo

winter snow is better than treasure

创业难,创业难,创成事业如登山

chuàngyè nán,chuàngyè nán,chuàng chéng shìyè rú dēngshān

starting up is hard, starting up is hard, building a career is like climbing a mountain

商场如战场

shāngchǎng rú zhànchǎng

the marketplace is like a battlefield

坐如钟，站如松，卧如弓

zuò rú zhōng, zhàn rú sōng, wò rú gōng

sit like a bell, stand like a pine, lie like a bow

如有错误，请改正。

Rú yǒu cuòwù, qǐng gǎizhèng.

Correct the errors if there are any.

学者如牛毛，成者如麟角

xuézhě rú niúmáo, chéngzhě rú línjiǎo

learners are like ox hairs, successes like a unicorn's horn

将心比心，强如佛心

jiāngxīnbǐxīn, qiáng rú fóxīn

to weigh heart against heart is better than a Buddha's heart

师徒如父子

shītú rú fùzǐ

master and apprentice are like father and son

惯子如杀子

guàn zǐ rú shā zǐ

spoiling a child is like killing the child

成家子，粪如宝；败家子，钱如草

chéngjiā zi, fèn rú bǎo; bàijiāzi, qián rú cǎo

The son who builds a home treasures manure; the son who ruins it treats money like grass

成立之难如登天，覆败之易如燎毛

chénglì zhī nánrúdēngtiān, fùbài zhī yì rú liǎo Máo

Establishing is as hard as climbing to heaven; collapse is as easy as singeing hair

托人如托山

tuōrén rú tuō shān

entrusting someone is like entrusting a mountain

拜师如投胎

bàishī rú tóutāi

taking a master is like being reborn

救兵如救火

jiùbīng rú jiùhuǒ

relief troops are like putting out a fire

春雨贵如油

chūnyǔ guì rú yóu

spring rain is as precious as oil

是亲三分向，是火热如炭

shì qīn sānfēn xiàng, shì huǒrè rú tàn

kin get three parts of favour; fire is hot as charcoal

生活并不总是如我们所愿。

Shēnghuó bìng bù zǒngshì rú wǒmen suǒ yuàn.

Life doesn't always go the way we want it to.

病来如山倒，病去若抽丝

bìng lái rú shān dǎo, bìng qù ruò chōusī

illness arrives like a mountain falling; leaves like silk being drawn out

百岁光阴如过客

bǎisuì guāngyīn rú guòkè

a hundred years of life are like a passing traveller

破人生意如杀人父母

pò rén shēngyi rú shārén fùmǔ

ruining someone's business is like killing their parents

磨墨如病夫，握管如壮士

mó mò rú bìngfū, wòguǎn rú zhuàngshì

grind ink like an invalid, grip the brush like a strong man

秋阳如老虎

qiūyáng rú lǎohǔ

autumn sun is like a tiger

站在山顶，眼前的江山美如画。

Zhàn zài shāndǐng, yǎnqián de jiāngshān měi rú huà.

Standing on the summit, the landscape before my eyes is as pretty as a painting.

纵子如纵虎

zòng zǐ rú zòng hǔ

indulging a son is like letting a tiger loose

话说三遍淡如水

huà shuō sān biàn dàn rú shuǐ

words said three times are bland as water

避色如避仇，避风如避箭

bìsè rú bìchóu, bìfēng rú bì jiàn

avoid lust as you avoid an enemy, avoid wind as you avoid an arrow

那如石头一般坚硬。

Nà rú shítou yìbān jiānyìng.

It was hard as rock.

钱财如粪土，仁义值千金

qiáncái rú fèntǔ, rényì zhí qiānjīn

money is like dung and dirt, kindness and righteousness are worth a thousand gold

隔辈如隔山

gé bèi rú géshān

generations apart is like mountains apart

饿了吃糠甜如蜜，不饿吃蜜也不甜

èle chī kāng tián rú mì, bú è chī mì yě bù tián

when hungry, chaff tastes sweet as honey; when not hungry, even honey isn't sweet