So what's Idioms? 

成语 [chéngyǔ] are a type of traditional Chinese idiomatic expressions, most of which consist of four characters.

Chengyu were widely used in Classical Chinese and are still common in vernacular Chinese writing and in the spoken language today.

We shall learn more about it!(:

刻舟求剑  [kè zhōu qiú jiàn]

Mark the boat to look for the sword.

Meaning Symbolizes doing something without considering a change of circumstances. But sometimes you see it being used for simply stubborn or foolishly narrow-minded behaviour.

Application

这样刻舟求剑的做法不对，你应该继续前进。

zhèyàng kèzhōuqiújiànde zuòfǎ búduì, nǐ yīnggāi jìxù qiánjìn.

This kind of stubbornly stupid behaviour isn’t right, you should move on.

Published: 22.03.2013, 1:41pm