Chinese idioms like 「動心忍性」 represent a high level of language skill. This free guide helps you learn their meaning and use.
Here, we present the idiom 「動心忍性」. Below, you’ll find its explanation and examples of usage.
To be moved: to make the heart shocked; to be patient: to make the character tough. It means to persevere despite external resistance.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
dòng xīn rěn xìng
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
dung6 sam1 yan2 sing3
With so many Chinese idioms, each holding diverse meanings and uses, there is much to explore. These materials are designed to support your Chinese language studies.
