Chinese idiomatic phrases, including idioms, proverbs, slang words and two-part allegorical sayings, are fixed collections that are rather expressive in ordinary usages. In order to help foreign student to learn the idiomatic phrases well and improve their spoken Chinese, the book including 557 commonly used expressions and provided English translations as well as illustrative sentences accompanying with them. Through reading and pondering over the exemplified sentences, it may be possible for the readers to get familiar with those usages.