不打不成才 bù dǎ bù chéng cái

spare the rod and spoil the child (idiom)

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. spare the rod and spoil the child (idiom)

Characters

Character Meaning
不 bù HSK 1
not; no; (negative prefix)
打 dǎ HSK 1
to hit; to strike; to beat
不 bù HSK 1
not; no; (negative prefix)
成 chéng HSK 3
to become; to succeed; to complete
才 cái HSK 3
(indicating sth happening later than expected)