Starting from characters, then words, the journey to learning Chinese leads to idioms. Our free resource teaches idioms like 「科班出身」. Explanation below.
Our focus this time is on the idiom 「科班出身」. You’ll find its definition and examples below.
Figuratively meaning to be qualified by formal education or training.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
kē bān chū shēn
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
fo1 baan1 cheut1 san1
The world of Chinese idioms is immense, with countless meanings and applications to discover. We hope these resources help you unlock the beauty of learning Chinese.

