焉

过而能改，善莫大焉

guò ér néng gǎi , shàn mò dà yān

If one can change after making a mistake, there is nothing better (idiom)

不入虎穴，焉得虎子

bù rù hǔ xué , yān dé hǔ zǐ

How do you catch the tiger cub without entering the tiger's lair? (idiom); Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

割鸡焉用牛刀

gē jī yān yòng niú dāo

lit. why use a pole-ax to slaughter a chicken? (idiom)

功莫大焉

gōng mò dà yān

no greater contribution has been made than this (idiom)

塞翁失马焉知非福

sài wēng shī mǎ yān zhī fēi fú

the old man lost his mare, but it all turned out for the best (idiom); fig. a blessing in disguise

心不在焉

xīn bù zài yān

absent-minded

于焉

yú yān

(classical) see 於是|于是[yu2 shi4]

有子存焉

yǒu zǐ cún yān

fig. future generations will continue the work

杀鸡焉用牛刀

shā jī yān yòng niú dāo

don't use a sledgehammer on a nut

焉知

yān zhī

(literary) how is one to know?

焉耆

yān qí

Yanqi county in Xinjiang

焉耆回族自治县

yān qí huí zú zì zhì xiàn

Yanqi Hui Autonomous County in Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang 巴音郭楞蒙古自治州[Ba1 yin1 guo1 leng2 Meng3 gu3 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Xinjiang