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Chinese begins with basics like characters, builds up to words, and reaches idioms. This free resource introduces advanced idioms like 「動中窾要」, with details below.

Today’s idiom is 「動中窾要」. We’ve outlined its meaning and practical application below.

Move: often, frequently. Zhong: cut into, hit.窾: empty space, hollow. Important: the key point. To: extended to mean the key or the crux. Often gets to the point or grasps the crux of the problem.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

dòng zhōng kuǎn yào

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

dung6 jung3/jung1 fun2 yiu3

There’s no shortage of Chinese idioms, each offering unique meanings and ways to use them. This guide is here to assist you as you improve your understanding of the language.