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After learning basic characters, the next level in Chinese is combining them into words, and then idioms. This free guide helps you understand advanced idioms like 「識時達務」. Meaning and usage are below.

Today, we explore the idiom 「識時達務」. Below, we’ll cover its meaning and practical uses.

Understand the current situation and understand the affairs.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

shí shí dá wù

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

sik1 si4 daat6 mou6

There are a countless number of Chinese idioms, each with unique meanings and applications. We’ve provided these resources to help guide you as you dive deeper into learning Chinese.