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Four-character idioms (known as 'chengyu') are key ingredients of the Chinese language. The authors have selected 1000 of the most frequently used idioms, listing them in alphabetical order with Pinyin transcription, while providing the equivalent English translation and the original Chinese characters. An essential book for any serious student of the Chinese language, as well as for Chinese speakers studying English as a second language.Leonard, Schalk is the author of 'Dictionary of 1,000 Chinese Idioms' with ISBN 9780781808200 and ISBN 0781808200.
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