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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 「擔驚忍怕」, explained below.

Learn about the idiom 「擔驚忍怕」: its definition and how it’s used are detailed here.

Worried and afraid. Refers to being in a state of shock and fear often.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

dān jīng rěn pà

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

daam1 geng1 yan2 pa3

Chinese idioms are limitless in number and diversity, presenting endless learning opportunities. These tools are here to help you embrace the beauty of the language.