We’re happy to bring you free Chinese lessons. This series dives into idioms and proverbs, meaningful and practical. Today’s phrase is 「處心積慮」, with its usage explained below.
This time, our spotlight is on the idiom 「處心積慮」. Its meaning and how it’s applied are described below.
Chuxin: intentional; Jilu: a tiger that has been working for a long time. Describes something that has been planned for a long time.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
chù xīn jī lǜ
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
chyu5 sam1 jik1 leui6
There are a countless number of Chinese idioms, each with unique meanings and applications. We’ve provided these resources to help guide you as you dive deeper into learning Chinese.

