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Chinese begins with basics like characters, builds up to words, and reaches idioms. This free resource introduces advanced idioms like 「一字兼金」, with details below.

Let’s dive into the idiom 「一字兼金」. Its definition and application are outlined below.

Describes that words are extremely precious. Jin, a good gold that is twice as valuable as usual.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

yī zì jiān jīn

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

yat1 ji6 gim1 gam1

With so many Chinese idioms, each holding diverse meanings and uses, there is much to explore. These materials are designed to support your Chinese language studies.