Learning Chinese starts with basic single characters, but the next step is combining them into words. To go even further, mastering idioms is the challenge. Here, we offer free resources to help you explore advanced Chinese idioms. Today’s idiom is 「重巒疊嶂」, explained below.
The Chinese idiom we are introducing this time is 「重巒疊嶂」. You can find its meaning and application outlined below.
Luan: continuous mountains. The mountains are connected one after another, stretching endlessly.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
zhòng luán dié zhàng
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
jung6 lyun4 dip6 jeung3
With so many Chinese idioms, each holding diverse meanings and uses, there is much to explore. These materials are designed to support your Chinese language studies.

