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We strive to offer you free Chinese learning resources. This series focuses on idioms and proverbs, which are rich in meaning and can be used in various situations. Today’s idiom is 「相習成風」, and its meaning and usage are explained below.

Our focus this time is on the idiom 「相習成風」. You’ll find its definition and examples below.

Xi: habit. It means that everyone is accustomed to a certain practice or view, which becomes a custom.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

xiàng xí chéng fēng

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

seung2 jaap6 sing4 fung1

The vastness of Chinese idioms, with their many meanings and applications, is inspiring. We hope these resources will guide you in your language-learning adventure.