Chinese idioms are the fundamental part of the Mandarin Chinese language. The idioms often carry deep meaning. Each idiom has a unique origin story. In order to understand the Chinese idioms deeply, you need to understand those origin stories.
In this page, I’m going to recommend you a series books to learn Chinese idioms and their origin stories. Each book contains about 8 to 10 stories. These stories are suitable for all levels of Chinese learners. If you are at Level 3, you shouldn’t have a problem to read these stories. Further, the book provides you important words (vocabulary), pinyin, and English interpretation of the stories. Audio files are also provided for your Chinese listening practice.
Find more audios on this site and books on my Amazon and Barnes & Noble homepage.
Chinese Idiom Stories 5
Chinese Idiom Stories 5 on Amazon, and Barnes & Noble– Paperback (Second Edition ISBN: 9798887341804).
Audio files: Chinese Idiom Story 5.
Chinese Idiom Stories 4
Chinese Idiom Stories 4 on Amazon, and Barnes & Noble– Paperback (Second Edition ISBN: 9798887341798).
Audio files: Chinese Idiom Story 4.
Chinese Idiom Stories 3
Chinese Idiom Stories 3 on Amazon, and Barnes & Noble– Paperback (Second Edition ISBN: 9798887341781).
Audio files: Chinese Idiom Story 3.
Chinese Idiom Stories 2
Chinese Idiom Stories 2 on Amazon, and Barnes & Noble– Paperback (Second Edition ISBN: 9798887341774).
Audio files: Chinese Idiom Story 2.
Chinese Idiom Stories 1
Chinese Idiom Stories 1 on Amazon, and Barnes & Noble– Paperback (Second Edition ISBN: 9798887341767).
Audio files: Chinese Idiom Story 1.
Looking forward for your constructive comments.
Kexin