Learning Chinese starts with basic single characters, but the next step is combining them into words. To go even further, mastering idioms is the challenge. Here, we offer free resources to help you explore advanced Chinese idioms. Today’s idiom is 「舟車勞頓」, explained below.
For this session, we will be discussing the idiom 「舟車勞頓」. See below for its meaning and practical usage.
Boat and vehicle: Boat and vehicle, generally refers to all means of water and land transportation. Laodun: tired and exhausted. Describes the fatigue and exhaustion of a journey.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
zhōu chē láo dùn
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
jau1 che1 lou4 deun6
Chinese idioms come in large numbers, with diverse meanings and usages, offering endless learning opportunities. We hope these resources make it easier for you to study Chinese.
