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Starting from characters, then words, the journey to learning Chinese leads to idioms. Our free resource teaches idioms like 「捫心自問」. Explanation below.

The Chinese idiom 「捫心自問」 we’re introducing today is explained in detail below, along with its meaning and usage.

I touched my chest and asked myself how I was doing. Refers to self-reflection.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

mén xīn zì wèn

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

mun4 sam1 ji6 man6

The world of Chinese idioms is immense, with countless meanings and applications to discover. We hope these resources help you unlock the beauty of learning Chinese.