Learning Chinese starts with basic single characters, but the next step is combining them into words. To go even further, mastering idioms is the challenge. Here, we offer free resources to help you explore advanced Chinese idioms. Today’s idiom is 「遠交近攻」, explained below.
Introducing the Chinese idiom 「遠交近攻」: its meaning and application are provided for your understanding.
Contact distant countries and attack neighboring countries. This was a foreign investment strategy adopted by the Qin State during the Warring States Period. Later it also refers to a way of dealing with people.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
yuǎn jiāo jìn gōng
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
yun5 gaau1 kan5/gan6 gung1
Chinese idioms come in large numbers, with diverse meanings and usages, offering endless learning opportunities. We hope these resources make it easier for you to study Chinese.
