一口吃不成胖子 yī kǒu chī bù chéng pàng zi

DEFINITIONS

  1. lit. you cannot get fat with only one mouthful (proverb)
  2. fig. learn to walk before you run

CHARACTERS

一 yī
HSK 1
one; a, an; alone
口 kǒu
HSK 3
mouth; open end; entrance, gate
吃 chī
HSK 1
eat; drink; suffer, endure, bear
不 bù
HSK 1
no, not; un-; negative prefix
成 chéng
HSK 3
completed, finished, fixed
胖 pàng
HSK 3
fat, obese; fatty
子 zi
HSK 1
offspring, child; fruit, seed of; 1st terrestrial branch