qín néng bǔ zhuō

Traditional: 勤能補拙

勤能补拙 (qín néng bǔ zhuō) is a Chinese word meaning “(idiom) hard work can make up for lack of natural talent”.

Meanings

  1. 1(idiom) hard work can make up for lack of natural talent

Characters in 勤能补拙

勤qín · diligent; industrious; hardworking能néng · can补bǔ · to repair拙zhuō · awkward

Related words

能can能surname Neng可能might (happen)不能cannot能够to be capable of能力capability只能can only能量energy能否whether or not可能性possibility; probability补偿to compensate尽可能as far as possible; to the best of one's ability

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