Four-Character Idioms

成语

About this concept

Chengyu (成语): fixed four-character expressions with classical origins. Often allusive, metaphorical. Essential for advanced fluency: 一举两得 (kill two birds with one stone).

In Settemila Lingue, this concept generates a practice deck of ~50 cards at level C1.

Examples

一举两得kill two birds with one stone

半途而废give up halfway

自相矛盾self-contradictory

入乡随俗when in Rome do as Romans do

Prerequisite

Classical Chinese ElementsC1

Concepts that build on this

Proverbs and SayingsC2

More C1 concepts

Classical Chinese Elements文言成分 Formal Written Style书面语 Rhetorical Patterns修辞手法 Business Chinese商务中文 Internet Language网络语言

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