不经一事，不长一智 bù jīng yī shì ， bù zhǎng yī zhì

wisdom comes only from real experience

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. You can't gain knowledge without practical experience (idiom); wisdom only comes with experience

Characters

Character Meaning
不 bù HSK 1
not; no; (negative prefix)
经 jīng HSK 2
abbr. for economics 经济jīng jì; to pass through
一 yī HSK 1
one; 1; single
事 shì HSK 2
matter; thing; affair
不 bù HSK 1
not; no; (negative prefix)
长 zhǎng HSK 2
to grow; to develop; to increase
一 yī HSK 1
one; 1; single
智 zhì HSK 5
wisdom; knowledge