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 「洋為中用」, explained below.
Today, we explore the idiom 「洋為中用」. Below, we’ll cover its meaning and practical uses.
Critically absorb all useful things from foreign cultures and use them for our own benefit.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
yáng wéi zhōng yòng
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
yeung4 wai6/wai4 jung3/jung1 yung6
The collection of Chinese idioms is enormous, with each one holding its own meaning and purpose. We hope these resources can assist you in better understanding and learning Chinese.
