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取巧图便 — “To cut corners for convenience or personal gain”

取巧图便 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to cut corners for convenience or personal gain”. To take an expedient approach to achieve an advantage.

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取巧图便 Pronunciation and Pinyin

取巧图便 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
取
qǔ8to take, obtain, or choose
巧
qiǎo5skillful, ingenious, coincidental
图
tú8picture, map, plan, seek
便
biàn9convenient, then, excrement

Example Sentence with 取巧图便

在处理这些复杂任务时,我们必须耐心细致,不能想着取巧图便,否则容易出错
When handling these complex tasks, we must be patient and meticulous, and not think about cutting corners for convenience, otherwise it's easy to make mistakes.

Idioms Related to 取巧图便

More idioms starting with 取

  • qǔ取yì义chéng成rén仁sacrifice life for righteousness
  • qǔ取zhī之bù不jìn尽endless supply
  • qǔ取zhī之bù不jìn尽,,yòng用zhī之bù不jié竭inexhaustible supply
  • qǔ取zhī之bù不jìn尽,,yòng用zhī之yǒu有yú余inexhaustible supply
  • qǔ取zhī之bù不jié竭inexhaustible supply
  • qǔ取luàn乱wǔ侮wáng亡exploit chaos and oppress the perishing
  • qǔ取luàn乱cún存wáng亡Exploit chaos, save the perishing
  • qǔ取yǔ予yǒu有jié节judicious and moderate in taking and giving
  • qǔ取xìn信yú于rén人Win the trust of others
  • qǔ取xìn信yú于mín民Win the trust of the people
  • qǔ取qí其jīng精huá华,,qù去qí其zāo糟pò粕absorb the essence, discard the dross
  • qǔ取fǎ法hū乎shàng上Aim high, set highest standards

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Questions about 取巧图便

What does 取巧图便 mean?

取巧图便 (qǔ qiǎo tú biàn) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to cut corners for convenience or personal gain”.

How do you pronounce 取巧图便?

取巧图便 is pronounced qǔ qiǎo tú biàn in Mandarin Chinese.

What is the Chinese definition of 取巧图便?

使用手段谋取好处,图得便宜。

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