Learning Chinese starts simple with characters, advances to words, and peaks with idioms. Explore the free idiom 「棄車走林」 here, with meaning and examples.
Our focus this time is on the idiom 「棄車走林」. You’ll find its definition and examples below.
A metaphor for deserting the battlefield.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
qì chē zǒu lín
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
hei3 che1 jau2 lam4
The collection of Chinese idioms is enormous, with each one holding its own meaning and purpose. We hope these resources can assist you in better understanding and learning Chinese.

