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成语

chéng yǔ

Old HSK 5 HSK 3.0 level 6 2-character word Traditional 成語 Measure word 条、本、句

成语 (chéng yǔ) means "Chinese four-character set expression". It is an HSK 3.0 level 6 word, and was HSK 5 in the old six-level list.

What 成语 means

1. Chinese set expression, typically of 4 characters, often alluding to a story or historical quotation; idiom; proverb; saying; adage

The characters in 成语

• 成chéngto succeed; to finish; to complete
• 语yǔdialect; language; speech

Example sentences

• 问心无愧是一个成语。
  "Having a clear conscience" is an idiom.

Words starting with 成语

• 成语典故chéng yǔ diǎn gùhistorical or literary anecdote that gives rise to a saying
• 成语接龙chéng yǔ jiē lónggame where the last word of one idiom 成语

Words containing 成语

• 合成语音hé chéng yǔ yīnassembled phonology

Where 成语 is taught

In the GraphChinese course it is part of Arts, Literature & Classical Culture (HSK 5), each one a topic in the dependency graph of HSK 1–6 that opens only once its prerequisites are solid.

Go deeper

• Every HSK 5 word, with the rest of its level.
• The four tones and the neutral tone, to read chéng yǔ correctly.
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