There are 54 idioms and cartoons. The aim is to enable foreign and overseas Chinese people to understand Chinese idioms and Chinese thinking, which can be regarded as the beginning of understanding Chinese culture. Chinese idioms are the crystallization of a thousand years of knowledge and wisdom. Only a few characters which are easy to remember and use. These characters often seem to be guided and inspired by the elderly in their attitude when handling daily issues. Learning Chinese idioms is a imperceptible process of absorbing knowledge and wisdom, which is helpful in setting direction and strategy for daily life, and can make the average people more mature and wiser.
There are more than thousands of idioms in China. The author chooses only a few dozens commonly used of them and takes current events as examples to illustrate the meaning of these idioms. Using political events might not clear enough to interpret the idiom, but in addition to learning idioms, readers can also get a smile from political cartoons, learning while entertaining, and it will be easier to understand. Of course, I need to apologize to people with different political opinions, there is absolutely no malice, but also greetings should go to leaders of the country that quoted. Thanks go to people’s the sacrifices and contributions for sharing the Chinese culture to the world.
The reader may be a young friend or a high ranking officer or a businessman. After reading this book, I hope you will learn to express your thoughts in Chinese idioms to your Chinese friends. I believe this will surprise the listener and gain the friendship.
Now, the study begins, please look at the first one.