成语

成語
chéng yǔ
HSK 5
Chinese set expression, often made up of 4 characters or two couplets of 4 characters each, often alluding to a story or historical quotation
noun
Measure words:条 tiáo,本 běn,句 jù

Example Sentences

这个成语是非常有名的。
zhègè chéngyǔ shì fēicháng yǒumíng de 。
This idiom is very famous.
你能给我解释一下这个成语的意思吗？
nǐ néng gěi wǒ jiěshì yīxià zhègè chéngyǔ de yìsī ma ？
Can you explain the meaning of this idiom to me?
在他的讲话中引用了很多成语。
zài tāde jiǎnghuà zhōng yǐnyòng le hěnduō chéngyǔ 。
He quoted many idioms in his speech.

Individual Characters

成chéng
(measure word)
语yǔ
dialect, language, speech

Words with similar meanings

习语xíyǔ
expression
A more general term that refers to set expressions in the language, not necessarily idioms.
固定搭配gùdìngdāpèi
fixed collocation
A linguistic term that refers to words that habitually go together, which may include idioms.

Words Starting With 成

成绩chéng jì
"achievement; performance records; grades
成为chéng wéi
to become; to turn into
成功chéng gōng
"success; to succeed
成熟chéng shú
mature; ripe; Taiwan pr. cheng2 shou2
成分chéng fèn
composition; make-up; ingredient; element; component; one's social status

Words Ending With 语

汉语Han4 yǔ
Chinese language
词语cí yǔ
word (general term including monosyllables through to short phrases); term (e.g. technical term); expression
谜语mí yǔ
riddle; conundrum
母语mǔ yǔ
native language; mother language

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