Chengyu in the system of Chinese phraseology and paremiology

A special place in the lexical system of the Chinese language is occupied by phraseological units – units of national-cultural specificity, through which the features of the national mentality, life, and historical events are most clearly manifested. Many of them appeared long ago, but are still used in their original form; new units are created and take their place in the language. The article presents an analysis of the formation and development of Chinese phraseology and paremiology, and also considers the place of chengyu among the types of phraseological units of the Chinese language. The relevance of the article is determined by the need for a deeper analysis of the typology of Chinese phraseological units, as well as the lack of monographic works in the study of Chinese phraseological units and paremias. The object of study is chengyu as the most common type in the system of Chinese phraseology and paremiology. The subject of the proposed study is the place of chengyu among the types of phraseological units of the Chinese language. The purpose of the work is to study the conceptual foundations of the formation and development of Chinese phraseology and paremiology. The material used is paremias and phraseological units of the Chinese language.