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Chinese begins with basics like characters, builds up to words, and reaches idioms. This free resource introduces advanced idioms like 「白頭如新」, with details below.

Let’s dive into the idiom 「白頭如新」. Its definition and application are outlined below.

White-headed: hair has turned white; new: new friend. It means that when making friends, they cannot understand each other, and even after a long time, they are still the same as when they just met.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

bái tóu rú xīn

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

baak6 tau4 yu4 san1

The vastness of Chinese idioms, with their many meanings and applications, is inspiring. We hope these resources will guide you in your language-learning adventure.