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From basics to advanced idioms, Chinese study culminates with phrases like 「開合自如」. Explore their meaning and use in this free guide.

This feature highlights the idiom 「開合自如」, with its meaning and examples shown below.

He: in accordance with, suitable for; Ziru: without hindrance and restraint. Open and closed without restraint, describing doing things according to one’s own wishes.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

kāi hé zì rú

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

hoi1 hap6 ji6 yu4

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