Learning Chinese grows from characters to words and then idioms. We’ve created free tools to help you master idioms like 「心慕手追」, explained here.
We’re presenting the idiom 「心慕手追」 this time—its explanation and use are detailed below.
Mu: to envy; Zhui: to pursue. I envy in my heart and imitate with my hands. Describes the effort of imitating something.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
xīn mù shǒu zhuī
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
sam1 mou6 sau2 jeui1
The world of Chinese idioms is massive, filled with countless expressions, each with distinct meanings and applications. These materials are here to support you as you improve your Chinese skills.

