成语
chéng yǔㄔㄥˊ ㄩˇ
Sino-Vietnamese: THÀNH NGỮ
Traditional: 成語
HSK 5HSK 3.0 · 6TOCFL 4
Meaning(noun)
Chinese set expression, typically of 4 characters, often alluding to a story or historical quotation; idiom; proverb; saying; adage
Measure word: 个. Many have Sino-Vietnamese equivalents.
Measure words: 条、本、句
Examples
这个成语是什么意思?
zhè ge chéng yǔ shì shén me yì sī?
What does this idiom mean?
很多成语后面都有一个故事。
hěn duō chéng yǔ hòu miàn dōu yǒu yí gè gù shì.
Many idioms have a story behind them.
他说话喜欢用成语。
tā shuō huà xǐ huan yòng chéng yǔ.
He likes using idioms when he talks.
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Stroke order
THÀNH · 6 strokes
surname Cheng
NGỮ · 9 strokes
Related words
- 完成 wán chéng — to complete; to accomplish
- 成绩 chéng jì — achievement; performance records; grades
- 成为 chéng wéi — to become; to turn into
- 成功 Chéng gōng — Chenggong or Chengkung town in Taitung County 台东县, southeast Taiwan
- 成熟 chéng shú — mature; ripe; to mature; to ripen; Taiwan pr. [chéng shóu]
- 组成 zǔ chéng — to form; to make up; to constitute
- 养成 yǎng chéng — to cultivate; to raise; to form (a habit); to acquire
- 造成 zào chéng — to bring about; to create; to cause