吃一堑长一智 Pronunciation and Pinyin
吃一堑长一智 Usage and Examples
A fall into the pit, a gain in your wit.
Learn from one's mistakes.
Experience is the best teacher.
We lost a lot of money, but we just put it down to experience.
But all of us make mistakes and personal mistakes are a fantastic teacher.
The characters in 吃一堑长一智
Stroke OrderMore words starting with 吃
- chī吃yì一diǎn点kuī亏suffer a small loss, take a slight disadvantage
- chī吃yì一dián点diǎn点kuī亏take a small loss, lose a little
- chī吃shàng上le了Started eating, Got to eat
- chī吃xià下qù去de的Eaten, Ingested
- chī吃bú不shàng上cannot eat, unable to get food
- chī吃bú不shàng上fàn饭cannot afford food, have nothing to eat
- chī吃bú不xià下lose appetite, have no appetite
- chī吃bú不xià下fàn饭Lost appetite., Too full to eat.
- chī吃bù不liǎo了Can't finish it, Can't eat any more
- chī吃bu不liǎo了dōu兜zhe着zǒu走le了You'll be in big trouble., You'll have to face the music.
- chī吃bú不zhù住cannot bear, cannot support
- chī吃bù不zhǔn准to be not sure; to not be certain
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What does 吃一堑长一智 mean in Chinese?
吃一堑长一智 (chī yí qiàn zhǎng yí zhì) means “a fall into the pit, a gain in your wit, Learn from one's mistakes, Experience is the best teacher”.
How do you pronounce 吃一堑长一智?
吃一堑长一智 is pronounced chī yí qiàn zhǎng yí zhì in Mandarin Chinese.
How do you say “A fall into the pit, a gain in your wit.” in Chinese?
“A fall into the pit, a gain in your wit.” is 吃一堑长一智 (chī yí qiàn zhǎng yí zhì) in Chinese.
How is 吃一堑长一智 used in a sentence?
This page has 2 example sentences using 吃一堑长一智, each with pinyin and an English translation.