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Chinese education begins with characters, continues with phrases, and grows into idioms. This free lesson covers the idiom 「輕騎減從」. Learn its usage below.

This time, we present the Chinese idiom 「輕騎減從」, with its definition and usage detailed below.

The luggage is simple and there are few people following him (mostly people of status). Same as “traveling light and with a small entourage”.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

qīng qí jiǎn cóng

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

heng1 ke4 gaam2 chung4

Chinese idioms are incredibly numerous, each carrying a special meaning and usage. This variety is a great reason to study them, and we hope these tools make that easier for you.