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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 「汗青頭白」, explained below.

The Chinese idiom we are introducing this time is 「汗青頭白」. You can find its meaning and application outlined below.

When the book is finished, the person will be old.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

hàn qīng tóu bái

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

hon6 ching1/cheng1 tau4 baak6

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.