Five educational idioms that are frequently used idiomatic expressions in Chinese language. The narrative is fun and engaging and can be played by tapping the respective button. A very nice bedtime story book for children to learn Mandarin.

Chinese classic idioms 成语(cheng yu) are key elements in Chinese literature and have always been the learning goal of Chinese children. An 8-year old primary pupil will be taught 30 idioms in one year and the number of idioms will be increased annually to 60 a year when he/she is 14 year old. There are around 30,000 idioms in Chinese language and 1000 of them are frequently used in modern Chinese language. Essentially we want our children to be able to express themselves in an authentic way so let’s start with those 5.