谚语 (yànyǔ): proverb; saying; adage

Measure Word

一句谚语 jù

HSK 4

中国有很多关于天气的谚语。

Zhōngguó yǒu hěnduō guānyú tiānqì de yànyǔ.

China has many proverbs about the weather.

HSK 7-9

俗话说，"活到老学到老"，这句谚语说得好。

Súhuà shuō, " huó dào lǎo xué dào lǎo ", zhè jù yànyǔ shuō de hǎo.

As the saying goes, "live till old, learn till old" - this proverb is well said.

usage

谚语 refers to folk proverbs passed down orally. Compare with 成语 (four-character idioms from classical texts) and 俗语 (colloquial sayings).

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