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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 |
|---|---|---|
| 熟 | shú | - ripe; mature - thoroughly cooked; done - familiar; acquainted - experienced; skilled - (of sleep etc) deep; profound - also pr. [shou2] |
| 能 | néng | - surname Neng |
| 能 | néng | - can - to be able to - might possibly - ability - (physics) energy |
| 生 | shēng | - to be born - to give birth - life - to grow - raw - uncooked - student |
| 巧 | 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 |