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才短思涩 — “To have limited talent and sluggish thoughts”

才短思涩 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to have limited talent and sluggish thoughts”. To be slow-witted and lack insight, especially referring to poor writing ability. Literally, “limited talent, sluggish thought”.

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才短思涩 Pronunciation and Pinyin

才短思涩 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
才
cái3ability, talent, only then
短
duǎn12short, brief, lack, flaw
思
sī9think, ponder, miss
涩
sè10rough, astringent, difficult

Example Sentence with 才短思涩

他最近尝试写诗,却发现自己才短思涩,写不出满意的作品。
He recently tried to write poetry, but found himself with limited talent and sluggish thoughts, unable to produce satisfactory work.

Idioms Related to 才短思涩

More idioms starting with 才

  • cái才jiān兼wén文wǔ武accomplished in both literary and martial arts
  • cái才huá华héng横yì溢overflowing with talent
  • cái才huá华gài盖shì世unparalleled talent
  • cái才huá华chāo超zhòng众outstanding talent
  • cái才zhān占bā八dǒu斗possess exceptional literary talent
  • cái才mò墨zhī之sǒu薮a gathering place for literary talents
  • cái才duō多shí识guǎ寡talented but inexperienced
  • cái才dà大rú如hǎi海immense talent and profound knowledge
  • cái才dà大xīn心xì细great talent, meticulous mind
  • cái才dà大qì气gāo高Talented and arrogant
  • cái才dà大nán难yòng用great talent hard to employ
  • cái才kuā夸bā八dǒu斗boast of exceptional literary talent

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Questions about 才短思涩

What does 才短思涩 mean?

才短思涩 (cái duǎn sī sè) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to have limited talent and sluggish thoughts”.

How do you pronounce 才短思涩?

才短思涩 is pronounced cái duǎn sī sè in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 才短思涩 literally mean?

Literally, 才短思涩 means “limited talent, sluggish thought”. It is used to mean “to have limited talent and sluggish thoughts”.

What is the Chinese definition of 才短思涩?

才:才识。短:短浅。涩:迟钝。见识短浅,思路迟钝。指写作能力差。

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