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From the basics of characters to complex idioms, Chinese learning can be challenging. This free guide highlights the idiom 「走馬赴任」. Details below.

The idiom 「走馬赴任」 is the focus of our introduction today, and its explanation and application are listed below.

Zouma: riding a horse; ren: position. It used to refer to the arrival of officials. Now it is used as a metaphor to describe taking over a job.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

zǒu mǎ fù rèn

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

jau2 ma5 fu6 yam6

The world of Chinese idioms is massive, filled with countless expressions, each with distinct meanings and applications. These materials are here to support you as you improve your Chinese skills.