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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 「篤學好古」, explained below.

Discover the idiom 「篤學好古」, along with its meaning and how it is applied in context.

Diligent in study: concentrate on learning. Refers to studying ancient music books with great concentration.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

dǔ xué hǎo gǔ

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

duk1 hok6 hou2 gu2

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.