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

Learn about the idiom 「屏氣凝神」: its definition and how it’s used are detailed here.

Hold your breath: suppress your breathing; concentrate: concentrate. Describes a state of high concentration and consistency.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

píng qì níng shén

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

ping4 hei3 ying4 san4

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.