成语

成語

chéngyǔ

noun HSK 5 #31,696

Measure Word

一条成语 tiáo

Meanings

1 Chinese idiom (typically four characters)
2 set phrase; proverb

Characters

set; established

language; words

Set phrases — established expressions from classical Chinese.

Examples

你知道多少成语？

Nǐ zhīdào duōshǎo chéngyǔ?

How many idioms do you know?

学成语是学中文很重要的一部分。

Xué chéngyǔ shì xué Zhōngwén hěn zhòngyào de yī bùfèn.

Learning idioms is a very important part of learning Chinese.

中国有很多来自历史故事的成语。

Zhōngguó yǒu hěn duō lái zì lìshǐ gùshì de chéngyǔ.

China has many idioms that come from historical stories.

Tips

culture

Most 成语 are four characters and come from ancient stories, literature, or history. There are over 30,000 成语. Common ones like 一举两得 (kill two birds with one stone) are used daily.

In Pop Culture

成语大会 Chéngyǔ Dàhuì

Chinese Idiom Competition

CCTV game show where contestants compete on idiom knowledge

Stroke Order

成 chéng

语 yǔ