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English glosses

Core senses start from the CC-CEDICT dictionary export (MDBG snapshot 2026-10-23), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. We edit glosses for clarity and consistency with HSK-oriented learners.

Classical origins

Idiom origin stories quote public-domain classical texts where an attested source exists. Retellings stay within what those texts support.

Examples and usage

Example sentences, dialogue, and usage notes are written by the Chinese Copilot team and checked against grammar references and native usage sources cited in each entry.

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