Chinese Idioms

成语 [chéngyǔ] Idiom成语 [chéngyǔ] Idiom

Attached here is a list of Chinese Idioms (or 成语) that will be available in the iHanzi flashcard app for iPhone.

Have I missed any more common and important? Perhaps made a character, pinyin or definition mistake?

I’d appreciate your input.

 

Simplified Traditional pinyin English Definition 爱不释手 愛不釋手 ài bú shì shǒu to fondle . . . → Read More: Chinese Idioms

TOFCL: The complete list with English definitions

華語文能力測驗 [huá yǔwén nénglì cèyàn] TOCFL

In Taiwan they have the TOFCL test or as it is officially named: Test Of Chinese as a Foreign Language. (http://www.tw.org/tocfl/) which is Taiwan’s national standardized test for Chinese language proficiency.

I have based my list on the list published on the website for Steering Committee for the Test Of Proficiency – Huayu: http://www.sc-top.org.tw/english/download.php. Then . . . → Read More: TOFCL: The complete list with English definitions

HSK: The Complete Hanban lists with English definitions

汉语水平考试 [hànyǔ shuǐpíng kǎoshì] HSK

Hi all,

I’m populating the HSK Levels with definitions from Popup Chinese, Lingomi and CC-DICT. In the attached Excel file the levels 1-3 are now complete. This is ‘only’ 600 of the 5000 words that I need to do but it is at least a start.

I want to choose English definitions represents the meaning . . . → Read More: HSK: The Complete Hanban lists with English definitions