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Our free Chinese learning series introduces idioms and proverbs. These timeless phrases hold valuable meanings and are worth studying. Today’s idiom is 「乾巴利落」, detailed below.

This introduction highlights the idiom 「乾巴利落」, with its meaning and examples explained below.

It means being decisive and refreshing.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

gàn bā lì luò

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

gon3 ba1 lei6 lok6

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.