千慮一得 qiān lǜ yī dé

DEFINITIONS

  1. a thousand tries leads to one success (idiom, humble expr.); Even without any notable ability on my part, I may still get it right sometimes by good luck.

CHARACTERS

千 qiān
HSK 2
thousand; many, numerous; very; (Cant.) a cheater, swindler
慮 lǜ be concerned, worry about
一 yī
HSK 1
one; a, an; alone
得 dé
HSK 2
obtain, get, gain, acquire