# 成语 (chéngyǔ): Chinese four-character idiom, usua… | HSK 6 Vocabulary | HSKReady

Canonical: https://hskready.app/en/vocabulary/hsk-6/chengyu-3767
Language: en
Content ID: hsk-6-3767
HSK levels: 6
Updated: 2026-10-23T04:43:52.451Z
Scope: approved public sample; full vocabulary, question bank and mock exams remain in the app.

Learn 成语 (chéngyǔ), HSK 6: Chinese four-character idiom, usually alluding to a story; idiom; proverb. Hear standard pronunciation and read a Chinese example with its English meani…

# 成语

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chéngyǔ

Chinese four-character idiom, usually alluding to a story; idiom; proverb

HSK 6

## Pronunciation

chéngyǔ

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## Example sentence

"画蛇添足"是一个大家都很熟悉的成语。

"Huà shé tiān zú" shì yí gè dàjiā dōu hěn shúxī de chéngyǔ.

"Huà shé tiān zú" (literally: drawing legs on a snake) is an idiom familiar to everyone.

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## Related vocabulary

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