Learning Chinese is easier with our free resources! This series explains idioms and proverbs, valuable for various situations. Today’s idiom is 「承上起下」, with more below.
Today, we explore the idiom 「承上起下」. Below, we’ll cover its meaning and practical uses.
It means to follow up the former and lead to the latter.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
chéng shàng qǐ xià
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
sing4 seung5/seung6 hei2 ha6
There are countless Chinese idioms, all rich in meaning and application. Each one is unique, and we hope this information helps you explore and enhance your Chinese language knowledge.
