Starting from characters, then words, the journey to learning Chinese leads to idioms. Our free resource teaches idioms like 「刪繁就簡」. Explanation below.
Our focus this time is on the idiom 「刪繁就簡」. You’ll find its definition and examples below.
Delete: remove; just: tend to. Remove the clutter and make it simple.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
shān fán jiù jiǎn
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
saan1 faan4 jau6 gaan2
Chinese idioms are vast in number, each carrying unique meanings and usages. With such variety, there’s a lot to learn and appreciate. Hopefully, these resources will aid you on your journey to mastering Chinese.
