xí​yǔ​xìng​chéng

habit becomes second nature

  • created reference approved 习与性成/習與性成 → 习惯成自然/習慣成自然 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    习与性成 / 習與性成 xí​yǔ​xìng​chéng

    习惯成自然 / 習慣成自然 xí​guàn​chéng​zì​rán

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  • created sense approved 习与性成/習與性成 · xí​yǔ​xìng​chéng · habit becomes second nature — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    习与性成 / 習與性成

    xí​yǔ​xìng​chéng

    habit becomes second nature

    Long-standing habits gradually form one's character; used to describe how a repeated behavior eventually becomes an intrinsic part of one's personality or nature

    习 (literal) → 习/習 · xí · habit 与 (literal) → 与/與 · yǔ · and 性 (literal) → 性 · xìng · nature 成 (literal) → 成 · chéng · to become

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