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Chinese Idioms: A Thousand Miles (edX)

Offered by MandarinX,

This course aims to teach Chinese idioms to Chinese language learners, or anyone interested in Chinese culture, while providing a historical background, fun facts, and engaging stories with cultural perspectives.

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Idioms, which we call chengyu in Chinese, can be directly translated as “already made words” or “formed words.” They are an essential part of the Chinese language. Woven together over thousands of years and taken from ancient myths, fairy tales, philosophical musings, and poetry, Chinese idioms are a testament to the longevity and continuity of the Chinese language. The purpose of this course is to provide a lens for our audience to learn more about Chinese history and culture through these unique idioms.

What you'll learn
You will be able to learn:

Commonly used Chinese idioms with daily use and business applications
Basic strokes of how Chinese characters are formed
Additional vocabulary words used on a daily basis with a variety of different meanings
Sentence patterns for making simple conversations

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