成语
Pinyin: chéngyǔ
Chinese set expression, typically of 4 characters, often alluding to a story or historical quotation; idiom; proverb; saying; adage
Example sentence
我把成语全部还给老师了。
Wǒ bǎ chéngyǔ quánbù huángěi lǎoshī le.
I gave all of the Chinese proverbs back to the teacher.
What 成语 means
成语 (chéngyǔ) is a Chinese word meaning “Chinese set expression, typically of 4 characters, often alluding to a story or historical quotation; idiom; proverb; saying; adage”. It appears in the HSK 6 collection.
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HSK 6
岸
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bank; shore; beach; coast
案例
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case (of fraud, hepatitis, international cooperation etc); instance; example
按摩
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to massage; massage
暗示
ànshì
to hint; to suggest; hint; suggestion
昂贵
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expensive; costly
白白
báibái
in vain; to no purpose; for nothing; white
白领
báilǐng
white-collar; white-collar worker
摆
bǎi
to arrange; to exhibit; to move to and fro; a pendulum
摆放
bǎifàng
to set up; to arrange; to lay out
百分点
bǎifēndiǎn
percentage point
百货
bǎihuò
general merchandise
摆脱
bǎituō
to break away from; to cast off (old ideas etc); to get rid of