熟能生巧 — Chinese idiom

Meaning

• with familiarity you learn the trick ; practice makes perfect

Character by character

• 熟shúwell-cooked; ripe, mature; familiar with
• 能néngcan, may; capable, full of energy
• 生shēnglife, lifetime; birth; growth
• 巧qiǎoskillful, ingenious, clever

Idioms sharing a character

• 滚瓜烂熟 gǔn guā làn shú
• 熟人熟事 shú rén shú shì
• 熟视无睹 shú shì wú dǔ
• 瓜熟蒂落 guā shú dì luò
• 生米熟饭 shēng mǐ shú fàn
• 耳熟能详 ěr shú néng xiáng
• 轻车熟路 qīng chē shú lù
• 驾轻就熟 jià qīng jiù shú
• 任贤使能 rèn xián shǐ néng
• 全知全能 quán zhī quán néng

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