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Mastering Chinese involves learning single characters, creating words, and finally, idioms. This free idiom resource introduces 「笑而不答」, with its explanation below.

Here is the Chinese idiom 「笑而不答」, along with its meaning and how it is used.

Just smiled and didn’t give a direct answer.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

xiào ér bù dá

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

siu3 yi4 bat1 daap3

Chinese idioms, with their vast variety, hold different meanings and uses. Their abundance makes studying them rewarding, and these materials are here to help you along the way.