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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 熟能生巧

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
熟能生巧 shú néng shēng qiǎo - with familiarity you learn the trick (idiom); practice makes perfect

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - 25,962 73,238 47,258

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
shú- ripe; mature
- thoroughly cooked; done
- familiar; acquainted
- experienced; skilled
- (of sleep etc) deep; profound
- also pr. [shou2]
néng- surname Neng
néng- can
- to be able to
- might possibly
- ability
- (physics) energy
shēng- to be born
- to give birth
- life
- to grow
- raw
- uncooked
- student
qiǎo- opportunely
- coincidentally
- as it happens
- skillful
- timely

Other Words Containing 熟能生巧

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
熟能生巧 - - 25,962 73,238 47,258