In this series of Chinese idiom short stories, we’ll be introducing Chinese idioms that have a long-standing history in ancient China but are still in use today. A background story of the idiom will be provided, along with sample sentence(s) to give you an idea of how to use them. Today we will learn the idiom - 画龙点睛(hua4 long2 dian3 jing1, adding several elements in the key part of an artwork or writing will enhance the whole).

adminAugust 24, 2022mandarin chinese, idiom, chinese singapore, mandarin course, Intensive Chinese Class

Chinese Idiom Story #1 掩耳盗铃

In this series of Chinese idiom short stories, we’ll be introducing Chinese idioms that have a long-standing history in ancient China but are still in use today. A background story of the idiom will be provided, along with sample sentence(s) to give you an idea of how to use them. Today we will learn the idiom - 掩耳盗铃(yan3 er3 dao4 ling2, cover your ears and steal the bell).

adminAugust 18, 2022idiom, learning chinese, learning Mandarin, learning grammar