九煉成鋼
jiǔ​liàn​chéng​gāng

practice makes perfect

  • created sense approved 九炼成钢/九煉成鋼 · jiǔ​liàn​chéng​gāng · practice makes perfect — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    九炼成钢 / 九煉成鋼

    jiǔ​liàn​chéng​gāng

    practice makes perfect

    to become great through hard work and constant practice; literally meaning steel is produced after being tempered many times

    九 (literal) → 九 · jiǔ · many 炼 (literal) → 炼/煉 · liàn · to refine 成 (literal) → 成 · chéng · to become 钢 (literal) → 钢/鋼 · gāng · steel

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