Progress in Chinese starts with characters, then words, finally idioms. Here’s a free look at 「困而學之」 and its explanation.
This feature highlights the idiom 「困而學之」, with its meaning and examples shown below.
Trapped: confused. When you are confused, learn.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
kùn ér xué zhī
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
kwan3 yi4 hok6 ji1
Chinese idioms encompass an enormous variety, each rich in its meanings and uses. We’ve compiled these resources to support your efforts in learning the language.
