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Learning Chinese starts simple with characters, advances to words, and peaks with idioms. Explore the free idiom 「知過能改」 here, with meaning and examples.

The idiom being introduced now is 「知過能改」. Below, you’ll find its meaning and usage examples.

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The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

zhī guò néng gǎi

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

ji1 gwo3 nang4 goi2

There are a countless number of Chinese idioms, each with unique meanings and applications. We’ve provided these resources to help guide you as you dive deeper into learning Chinese.