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Chengyu

IDIOMS

Choice Chengyu: Corrupt Terms

Idioms for the exploiters and exploited

Sun Jiahui (孙佳慧)

Dec. 10, 2019

LANGUAGE

Choice Chengyu: Kid Talk

Idioms about youngsters and youth

Sun Jiahui (孙佳慧)

Nov. 20, 2019

IDIOMS

Choice Chengyu: Purchase Parlance

Ancient idioms derived from buying and selling

Sun Jiahui (孙佳慧)

Nov. 13, 2019

IDIOMS

Idiomized: How to Capture Winter’s Spirit in 4 Characters

Discover these essential Chinese “chengyu” about ice, snow, freezing cold, and perseverance through hardship

Sun Jiahui (孙佳慧)

Nov. 6, 2019

IDIOMS

Choice Chengyu: Cat Got Your Tongue?

Feline phrases throughout Chinese history

Sun Jiahui (孙佳慧)

Oct. 30, 2019

IDIOMS

Choice Chengyu: Eating Words

Idioms and phrases for everyday sustenance

Sun Jiahui (孙佳慧)

Oct. 16, 2019

IDIOMS

Choice Chengyu: Lunar Language

Mid-Autumn sayings about the moon

Sun Jiahui (孙佳慧)

Sept. 11, 2019

IDIOMS

Choice Chengyu: Doo-wop of Dewdrops

Brief and wondrous idioms about dew

Sun Jiahui (孙佳慧)

Sept. 4, 2019

IDIOMS

Choice Chengyu: Sexist Sayings

Ancient idioms were not kind to females

Sun Jiahui (孙佳慧)

Aug. 28, 2019

IDIOMS

Choice Chengyu: Sharp Words

Incisive idioms about one of humankind’s oldest tools

Sun Jiahui (孙佳慧)

Aug. 21, 2019

IDIOMS

Choice Chengyu: Phantom Phrases

Spooky and spectral sayings about ghosts

Sun Jiahui (孙佳慧)

Aug. 14, 2019

IDIOMS

Choice Chengyu: Maxims on Melons

Saying about a refreshing summer fruit (and ancient love token)

Sun Jiahui (孙佳慧)

Aug. 7, 2019

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