(idiom) hard work can make up for lack of natural talent
trad. 勤能補拙
Also written 勤能補拙【qín néng bǔ zhuō】
Characters in this word
4勤
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diligent; industrious; hardworking, frequent; regular; constant, (bound form) work; duty; attendance
- Pinyin
- qín
- Strokes
- 13
- Frequency
- 17835 of 2500
能
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surname Neng
- Pinyin
- Néng
- Strokes
- 10
- Frequency
- 53 of 2500
补
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to repair, to patch, to mend, to make up for, to fill (a vacancy), to supplement
- Pinyin
- bǔ
- Traditional
- 補
- Strokes
- 7
- Frequency
- 10841 of 2500
拙
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awkward, clumsy, dull, inelegant, (polite) my, Taiwan pr. [zhuo2]
- Pinyin
- zhuō
- Strokes
- 8