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They are often referred to as Chinese idioms or four-character idioms; however, they are not the only idioms in Chinese.

Chengyu are mostly derived from ancient literature. The meaning of a chengyu usually surpasses the sum of the meanings carried by the four characters, as chengyu are often intimately linked with the myth, story or historical fact from which they were derived. As such, chengyu do not follow the usual grammatical structure and syntax of the modern Chinese sopken language, and are instead highly compact and synthetic.

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The hounds are killed for food once all the hares are bagged
        During the Spring and Autumn Period（770－476BC）, there were two famous senior officials in the State of Yue. The King of the Yue named Gou Jian didn't accept the advice of Fan Li and blindly launched an attack against the neighboring State of Wu. As a result, he suffered disastrous defeat and was caught by the King of Wu. The King of Wu took him back and had him as a slave. Fan Li persuaded him to endure humiliation, pretend to surrender and wait for an opportunity to avenge. Later, Wen Zhong went to the State of Wu on diplomatic missions and helped Gou Jian gain the confidence. Years later, Gou was set free. With the help of Fan and Wen, the State of Yue rapidly rehabilitated and later annexed the Wu.
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]]>Learn Mandarin Chinese - Beginnerhttp://blog.mychineselearning.com/post/45.html#commenthttp://blog.mychineselearning.com/http://blog.mychineselearning.com/feed.asp?cmt=45http://blog.mychineselearning.com/cmd.asp?act=tb&id=45&key=a1f762b9Why Let Kids Learn Chineseservice@mychineselearning.com (miffy)http://blog.mychineselearning.com/post/43.htmlMon, 18 Jan 2010 11:21:18 +0800http://blog.mychineselearning.com/post/43.htmlParents in the olden days had their children learn another language for a variety of reasons. These days, our world is fast becoming connected everywhere. We can now meet and connect with anyone, anywhere. The newest turn of technology presses the reason why we should have children learn another language, such as Chinese (or more languages even if conditions permit).

...]]>Learn Mandarin Chinese - Beginnerhttp://blog.mychineselearning.com/post/43.html#commenthttp://blog.mychineselearning.com/http://blog.mychineselearning.com/feed.asp?cmt=43http://blog.mychineselearning.com/cmd.asp?act=tb&id=43&key=5d3f6b38Practical Chinese Greetingslydia.li@mychineselearning.com (Lydia)http://blog.mychineselearning.com/post/35.htmlMon, 04 Jan 2010 15:25:57 +0800http://blog.mychineselearning.com/post/35.htmlWelcome to learn Mandarin Chinese. Today we are going to study some practical chinese greetings. Learn Mandarin chinese with those practiacl greetings, made you easier to communicate with Chinese. Today's key words is"wen hou",which means greetings. Below are more details.

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I have a easy way to draw Clubs by only three steps.

You could follow it and draw a picture by yourself.

Now why do you try it by yourself?...]]>Learn Mandarin Chinese - Beginnerhttp://blog.mychineselearning.com/post/1.html#commenthttp://blog.mychineselearning.com/http://blog.mychineselearning.com/feed.asp?cmt=1http://blog.mychineselearning.com/cmd.asp?act=tb&id=1&key=7201fb85