This course mainly covers the definition, function, basic features and origin of idioms in modern Chinese to facilitate a preliminary understanding of Chinese idioms. The first part introduces the meaning and use of idioms through dialogues such as “ren shan ren hai” (人山人海),xi qi yang yang(喜气洋洋), po fu chen zhou (破釜沉舟),“xue wu zhi jing”(学无止境) . The second part provides 4 idiom stories to introduce Chinese history and culture. Finally, 9 idioms will be learned through practice.