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Chinese education begins with characters, continues with phrases, and grows into idioms. This free lesson covers the idiom 「拔樹撼山」. Learn its usage below.

Introducing the idiom 「拔樹撼山」: its meaning and how to use it are provided below.

Uproot the trees and shake the mountains. Used to describe a great momentum.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

bá shù hàn shān

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

bat6 syu6 ham2 saan1

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.