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Meaning of chengyu | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
/t͡ʃʌŋˈjuː/

Definitions

  1. A surname. Of Chinese ancestry. Also used in English-language transliterations.
  2. A certain kind of Chinese set phrase originating in Classical Chinese, typically four characters in length, and usually proverbial.

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Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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