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

In this introduction, we explore the idiom 「尋幽探勝」. Its definition and ways to use it are shown below.

Explore: seek. Sheng: a scenic spot, a place with beautiful scenery. Look for and search for elegant places when touring mountains and rivers. Also written as “seeking the secluded and exploring the strange”, “seeking the strange and exploring the secluded”, and “exploring the secluded and selecting the best”.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

xún yōu tàn shèng

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

cham4 yau1 taam3 sing3

The vastness of Chinese idioms, with their many meanings and applications, is inspiring. We hope these resources will guide you in your language-learning adventure.