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Chengyu Series: East and West 东西

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ID: 4543 Elementary
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 the Chengyu with East (东) and West (西) in them!
Tue May 25 2021 | Joy, Joe
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
问东问西 wèndōngwènxī to ask about everything
忘东忘西 wàngdōngwàngxī to forget about things
年纪 niánjì age
买东买西 mǎidōngmǎixī to buy many things
问东问西
wèn dōng wèn Xī
to ask about everything
小孩子常常问东问西
xiǎoháizi chángcháng wèndōngwènxī
Kids often ask questions.
新人不要怕问东问西。
xīnrén bùyào pà wèndōngwènxī 。
Newcomers should not be afraid of asking questions.
他一下课就找老师问东问西。
tā yī xiàkè jiù zhǎo lǎoshī wèndōngwènxī 。
He went to ask the teacher questions right after class.
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