Learning Chinese grows from characters to words and then idioms. We’ve created free tools to help you master idioms like 「一筆勾消」, explained here.
This time, we’re looking at the idiom 「一筆勾消」. Its meaning and application are provided below.
Cancel all. Also written as “write off with one stroke”.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
yī bǐ gōu xiāo
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
yat1 bat1 ngau1 siu1
The treasure trove of Chinese idioms is extensive, with different expressions suited for various situations. We hope these free resources will aid you in your journey to mastering Chinese.
