--- title: Chinese Learning Tips | How to Write and Speak | TutorABC Chinese | Ru-Ping Chen description: Ru-Ping Chen is a contributing writer at TutorABC Chinese. She has always loved doing research into her Chinese heritage, so she decided to attend the University of California, Berkeley to double major in Business and Chinese, focusing in Chinese language and history. 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She has always loved doing research into her Chinese heritage, so she decided to attend the University of California, Berkeley to double major in Business and Chinese, focusing in Chinese language and history. Her other interests include reading Western Classics, teaching herself Chinese poems, and learning other East Asian languages. ## Stories by Ru-Ping --- ### [ChengYu: 举案齐眉 Meaning](https://blog.tutorabcchinese.com/chinese-learning-tips/chengyu-ju-an-qi-mei-idiom-meaning?hsLang=en) Check out what the Chinese idiom "举案齐眉" means in English and how to use it in a sentence. It has to do with mutual respect in marriage. Ru-Ping Chen Mar 8, 2016 ### [ChengYu: 朝三暮四 Meaning](https://blog.tutorabcchinese.com/chinese-learning-tips/chengyu-zhao-san-mu-si-meaning?hsLang=en) Check out what the Chinese idiom "朝三暮四" means in English and how to use it in a sentence. It has to do with monkeys, chestnuts, and being indecisive. Ru-Ping Chen Feb 29, 2016 ### [ChengYu: 知难而退 Meaning](https://blog.tutorabcchinese.com/chinese-learning-tips/chengyu-zhi-nan-er-tui-meaning-idiom?hsLang=en) Check out what the Chinese idiom "知难而退" means in English and how to use it in a sentence. It has to do to with knowing when to retreat. Ru-Ping Chen Feb 18, 2016 Idioms ### [ChengYu: 自食其果 Meaning](https://blog.tutorabcchinese.com/chinese-learning-tips/chengyu-zi-shi-qi-guo-idiom-meaning?hsLang=en) Check out what the Chinese idiom "自食其果" means and how to use it in a sentence! Zi Shi Qi Guo when translated means "karma" or "you reap what you sow." Ru-Ping Chen Feb 5, 2016 ### [ChengYu: 三生有幸 Meaning](https://blog.tutorabcchinese.com/chinese-learning-tips/chengyu-san-sheng-you-xing-idiom-meaning?hsLang=en) Check out what the Chinese idiom "三生有幸" means and how to use it in a sentence! San Sheng You Xing when literally translated means blessing in three... Ru-Ping Chen Jan 27, 2016 ### [ChengYu: 自相矛盾 Meaning](https://blog.tutorabcchinese.com/chinese-learning-tips/chengyu-zi-xiang-mao-dun-meaning?hsLang=en) "There once was a salesman who sold spears and shields..." Check out what the Chinese idiom "自相矛盾" means and how to use it in a sentence! It has to... Ru-Ping Chen Jan 15, 2016 ### [What Is ChengYu?](https://blog.tutorabcchinese.com/chinese-learning-tips/what-is-chengyu?hsLang=en) ChengYu are idioms that typically consist of four Chinese characters and originate from Chinese history and fables The beauty of ChengYu lies in its... Ru-Ping Chen Dec 3, 2015 ### [ChengYu: 东施效颦 Meaning](https://blog.tutorabcchinese.com/chinese-learning-tips/chengyu-dong-shi-xiao-pin-meaning?hsLang=en) Check out what the Chinese idiom "东施效颦" means and how to use it in a sentence. It has to do to with blindly following others. Ru-Ping Chen Nov 24, 2015 ### [ChengYu: 井底之蛙 Meaning](https://blog.tutorabcchinese.com/chinese-learning-tips/chengyu-jing-di-zhi-wa?hsLang=en) Check out what the Chinese idiom "井底之蛙" means and how to use it in a sentence. It‘s a fable called "the frog in the well." Ru-Ping Chen Nov 14, 2015 ### [ChengYu: 十面埋伏 Meaning](https://blog.tutorabcchinese.com/chinese-learning-tips/chengyu-shi-mian-mai-fu-idiom-meaning?hsLang=en) Check out what the Chinese idiom "十面埋伏" means and how to use it in a sentence. It was also the title of a popular Chinese film by Zhang YiMou, "House... Ru-Ping Chen Nov 6, 2015 [1](https://blog.tutorabcchinese.com/chinese-learning-tips/author/ru-ping-chen/page/1) [2](https://blog.tutorabcchinese.com/chinese-learning-tips/author/ru-ping-chen/page/2) ### Join our Chinese Learning Community! Explore the beauty of Chinese characters, and unravel the tapestry of traditions. 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