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Chengyu are Chinese idioms that consist of four characters. Although they originate from classical Chinese, Chengyu remain as an important aspect in both spoken and written language. They may seem erratic and confusing to you at first since they don’t follow the usual sentence order and their meanings depend heavily on context. But don’t worry, in this Chengyu series, we will introduce simple Chengyu made up with all the characters that you already knew, and you can infer the actual meaning by looking at the separate characters!
In this lesson, let’s take a look at a Chengyu with Sky & Earth 天地!
Key Vocabulary: 花天酒地 - huātiānjiǔdì - to spend one's time in drinking and pleasure (idiom); to indulge in sensual pleasures; life of debauchery 每天 - měitiān - every day 谈天说地 - tántiānshuōdì - to talk endlessly 酒吧 - jiǔbā - bar; pub 天长地久 - tiānchángdìjiǔ - enduring while the world lasts (idiom) 爱情 - àiqíng - romance; love (romantic) 友情 - yǒuqíng - friendship 天差地别 - tiānchādìbié - totally different (idiom)
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