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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 「因循苟且」, explained below.

Today, we explore the idiom 「因循苟且」. Below, we’ll cover its meaning and practical uses.

Follow the old and deal with it perfunctorily.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

yīn xún gǒu qiě

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

yan1 cheun4 gau2 che2

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.