Say It Now: A Complete Handbook of Chinese Idioms includes 150 Chinese idioms most frequently used in Chinese people’s daily life. Different from traditional reference books about idioms, this book employs typical oral conversations where these idioms appear to vividly display the situations of these idioms and define the occasions to use them. On this basis, it summarizes the most common usages and forms of idioms and supplements them with fascinating word-guessing and solitaire games, thus creating a new way for intermediate-level learners to learn Chinese idioms.

This is the Japanese edition of the book, with the text laid out side-by-side in Chinese and Japanese, supported by humorous cartoon illustrations and printed in full color. It is pocket-sized, convenient for carrying. The audios matching the book can be obtained by scanning the QR code or at blcup.com. The book can also be used with a separately sold MPR talking pen.

Guo Minghui has engaged in the teaching of Chinese as a foreign language for almost 20 years, successively serving at University of Toyama, Toyama Citizens’ International Exchange Center, and Chinese Networking in Toyama. Guo has published several Chinese language books, including Learn Chinese & Know China, Point and Learn Chinese Conversations and 1,500 Homonyms in Japanese and Chinese. Isobe Yuko is a professor in the Faculty of Humanities of the University of Toyama, with excellent Chinese and Japanese competences.