| 焉 | yān | where; how |
| 心不在焉 | xīn bù zài yān | absent-minded; preoccupied; inattentive; with one's thoughts wandering |
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?; to waste effort on a trifling matter (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; it's an ill wind that blows nobody any good |
| 有子存焉 | yǒu zǐ cún yān | I still have sons, don't I?; 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; aquila non capit muscam |
| 焉耆 | Yān qí | Yanqi county in Xinjiang |
| 焉耆回族自治县 | Yān qí Huí zú zì zhì xiàn | Yenji Xuyzu aptonom nahiyisi or Yanqi Hui autonomous county in Bayin'guoleng Mongol autonomous prefecture, Xinjiang 巴音郭愣蒙古自治州, Xinjiang |
| 焉耆盆地 | Yān qí pén dì | Yanqi basin in northeast of Tarim basin |
| 焉耆县 | Yān qí xiàn | Yenji Xuyzu aptonom nahiyisi or Yanqi Hui autonomous county in Bayin'guoleng Mongol autonomous prefecture, Xinjiang 巴音郭愣蒙古自治州, Xinjiang |
| 燕雀焉知鸿鹄之志 | yàn què yān zhī hóng gǔ zhī zhì | lit. can the sparrow and swallow know the will of the great swan? (idiom); fig. how can we small fry predict the ambitions of the great? |
| 异焉 | yì yān | feeling surprised at sth |
| 语焉不详 | yǔ yān bù xiáng | to mention sth without elaborating (idiom); not giving details |
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) |
