长一智

長一智
zhǎngyīzhì
phrase #24,487

Meanings

  1. 1 to gain wisdom from experience
  2. 2 to learn a lesson

Examples

Chī yī qiàn, zhǎng yī zhì, xià cì yào xiǎoxīn diǎn.
One stumble, one lesson learned — be more careful next time.
Jīnglì zhè cì shībài, tā zǒngsuàn zhǎng le yī zhì.
After this failure, he finally gained some wisdom.

Tips

usage
长一智 is almost always paired with 吃一堑 to form the idiom 吃一堑长一智 (chī yī qiàn, zhǎng yī zhì) — 'every setback is a lesson learned.' It can also appear independently as .

Stroke Order

cháng
zhì