# 成语 (chéngyǔ)

In Mandarin Chinese, 成语 (chéngyǔ) means “Chinese idiom; set phrase”. It is part of the HSK 5 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: Chinese idiom; set phrase
- Pinyin: chéngyǔ (cheng2 yu3)
- Traditional: 成語
- HSK 3.0 · Level 5
- HSK 2.0 · Level 5
- Measure word: 条、本、句

## Examples

- 老师今天教了我们两个成语。
  Lǎoshī jīntiān jiāole wǒmen liǎng gè chéngyǔ.
  The teacher taught us two Chinese idioms today.

## Characters

- [成](https://hanziro.com/word/cheng-become/) (chéng): to become; to succeed
- 语 (yǔ): dialect; language

https://hanziro.com/word/cheng-yu-chinese-idiom/

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