熟能生巧

shúnéng-shēngqiǎo
idiom #25,962

Meanings

  1. 1 practice makes perfect
  2. 2 with familiarity comes skill

Examples

HSK 3
Zhǐyào jiānchí, shúnéngshēngqiǎo.
As long as you persist, practice makes perfect.
HSK 6
Shúnéngshēngqiǎo, duō liànxí cáinéng tán hǎo gāngqín.
Practice makes perfect. You need to practice a lot to play the piano well.

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