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成语拾光 Idiom Shiguang

Chinese idiom puzzle for iPhone

Connect four tiles. Find the chengyu.

Study the board of Chinese character tiles and connect four that touch up, down, left or right, in order, to spell a four-character idiom. The tiles clear, the ones above fall into place, and the next idiom is waiting.

Download 成语拾光 on the App Store

Free to download on iPhone (iOS 17 or later)

成语拾光 game board: three tiles of an idiom are connected in a column of Chinese character tiles.

How to play

One quiet rule, many idioms.

  1. Connect four tiles

    Trace four neighboring tiles, up, down, left or right, in the order that spells the idiom.

  2. Watch the board settle

    Found idioms clear away and the tiles above fall, opening a new arrangement to read.

  3. Keep what you find

    Every idiom you find goes into your collection with its pinyin and Chinese definition.

Inside the app

A puzzle for every day, and a long road to master.

  • 1,700+ campaign levels

    Chapters run from easy to master, so the boards grow with you.

  • A daily puzzle

    One fixed puzzle a day, with a seal calendar that marks your streak.

  • Idiom collection

    Look back at every idiom you have found, with pinyin and a Chinese definition.

  • Practice rounds

    Extra rounds at several difficulty levels and themes.

  • Home Screen widget

    See today’s puzzle and your streak without opening the app.

  • No ads, no login, offline

    Play anywhere, without an account and without ads.

  • Game board with the caption “Connect 4 tiles. Find the chengyu.”
  • Daily puzzle calendar with seals marking a streak, captioned “A new puzzle every day · No ads · Offline”.
  • Tiles clearing and falling, captioned “Clear the tiles, watch the rest fall.”
  • Idiom collection and an idiom detail with pinyin and meaning, captioned “Every idiom you find, with pinyin & meaning”.
  • Chapter map, captioned “1,700+ levels · First 5 chapters free”.
  • Paper-and-ink theme picker, captioned “Five paper-and-ink themes · Four with Plus”.

Free to start

The first 5 chapters are free.

Plus is optional and opens up the rest of the game:

  • Every campaign chapter
  • Past daily puzzles
  • Hard, master and themed practice
  • Paper-and-ink themes
  • Unlimited hints

Choose monthly, yearly (3-day free trial for first-time subscribers) or a one-time lifetime purchase. Prices and benefits are shown in the app.

Questions

Do I need to read Chinese?
Menus are available in English. The puzzles use Simplified or Traditional Chinese characters, and each idiom you find comes with pinyin and a Chinese definition.
Is it a way to learn Chinese idioms?
It is a game, not a course. Each idiom you find is saved to your collection with pinyin and a Chinese definition, so you can look it up again, but the definitions are written in Chinese.
Does it work offline?
Yes. 成语拾光 plays offline, needs no login and shows no ads.
Where can I download it?
成语拾光 is on the App Store for iPhone with iOS 17 or later. It is currently available in the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, mainland China, Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan.

Start with today’s puzzle.

Download 成语拾光 free and find your first idiom.

Download 成语拾光 on the App Store