熟能生巧

shúnéng-shēngqiǎo

idiom #25,962

Meanings

1 practice makes perfect
2 with familiarity comes skill

Characters

familiar, cooked, ripe

to produce, to give birth to

skill, dexterity, clever

Examples

熟能生巧，多练习才能弹好钢琴。

Shúnéngshēngqiǎo, duō liànxí cáinéng tán hǎo gāngqín.

Practice makes perfect — you need to practice a lot to play the piano well.

只要坚持，熟能生巧。

Zhǐyào jiānchí, shúnéngshēngqiǎo.

As long as you persist, practice makes perfect.

Tips

memory

熟 (familiar/ripe) + 能 (can) + 生 (produce) + 巧 (skill/cleverness). Familiarity breeds skill — the more you do something, the more skillful you become, like fruit that ripens with time.

Stroke Order

熟 shú

能 néng

生 shēng

巧 qiǎo