No. 4,570 in Chinese
正如
"Just as" or "just like."
In a sentence
正如太阳每天东升西落，这是自然规律。
Just as the sun rises in the east and sets in the west daily, this is the law of nature.
正如 is used here to establish a comparison or analogy, explaining a phenomenon by likening it to an understandable fact.
正如他所说，成功离不开努力和坚持。
Just as he said, success is inseparable from effort and persistence.
正如 introduces an alignment with someone's speech or statement, emphasizing the truth of the observation by a reference.
这作品的精美正如画家对细节的专注。
The exquisiteness of this artwork is just like the painter’s attention to detail.
正如 is used to draw an analogy to explain a quality by relating to another known characteristic.
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