勤能补拙 — Chinese idiom
勤能补拙
qín néng bǔ zhuō
Traditional: 勤能補拙
Meaning
- hard work can make up for lack of natural talent
Character by character
- 勤qínindustrious, diligent, attentive
- 能néngcan, may; capable, full of energy
- 补bǔto fix, to mend, to patch, to restore
- 拙zhuōawkward, clumsy; dull, stupid
Idioms sharing a character
- 克勤克俭 kè qín kè jiǎn
- 勤俭节约 qín jiǎn jié yuē
- 勤则不匮 qín zé bù kuì
- 天道酬勤 tiān dào chóu qín
- 将勤补拙 jiāng qín bǔ zhuō
- 业精于勤 yè jīng yú qín
- 任贤使能 rèn xián shǐ néng
- 全知全能 quán zhī quán néng
- 力所能及 lì suǒ néng jí
- 各尽所能 gè jìn suǒ néng
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