Chinese Idioms

CHINESE CHARACTERS

On the Character: 智

This character adds a little wisdom to our lives

Huang Weijia (黄伟嘉) & Tan Yunfei (谭云飞)

March 14, 2021

LANGUAGE

Choice Chengyu: Happy ‘Niu’ Year!

Cattle-related idioms for the Year of the Ox

Sun Jiahui (孙佳慧)

Feb. 12, 2021

LANGUAGE

Choice Chengyu: Speaking of Home

Idioms about homesickness before the Chinese New Year

Sun Jiahui (孙佳慧)

Jan. 27, 2021

IDIOMS

Choice Chengyu: Idioms for a New Year

Learn these essential Chinese “chengyu” to ponder about the passage of time

Jan. 1, 2021

IDIOMS

Choice Chengyu: Gimme Idioms

Generous idioms about giving gifts and favors

Dec. 2, 2020

IDIOMS

Choice Chengyu: Idioms That Go Boom

Shattering sayings on explosion and destruction

Nov. 5, 2020

IDIOMS

Choice Chengyu: Teaching Idioms

Chengyu used to honor teachers during the Teachers’ Day.

Yang Tingting (杨婷婷)

Sept. 10, 2020

IDIOMS

Choice Chengyu: Idioms in Disguise

Some common Chinese phrases that are actually chengyu

Tan Yunfei (谭云飞)

Sept. 1, 2020

IDIOMS

Choice Chengyu: Relatively Speaking

Phrases to describe one’s nearest and dearest

July 22, 2020

IDIOMS

Choice Chengyu: Words of Forgiveness

Chinese sayings to help turn the other cheek

Sun Jiahui (孙佳慧)

July 8, 2020

IDIOMS

Choice Chengyu: Slurred Words

Addictive idioms about alcohol

Sun Jiahui (孙佳慧)

May 13, 2020

IDIOMS

Choice Chengyu: Fighting Talk

Kung fu idioms for verbal fisticuffs

Sun Jiahui (孙佳慧)

Nov. 27, 2019