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What does 成语 mean?

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成语 chéngyǔ

idiom; set phrase (usually four characters)

Its characters

  1. 成 chéng to become
  2. 语 yǔ words

In a sentence

这个成语是什么意思? What does this idiom mean?

这就是成语“如鱼得水”。

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