台上一分钟，台下十年功 tái shàng yī fēn zhōng ， tái xià shí nián gōng

ten years of practice for one minute on the stage (idiom)

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. ten years of practice for one minute on the stage (idiom)

Characters

Character Meaning
台 tái HSK 4
platform; stage; stand
上 shàng HSK 1
to go up; on top; above
一 yī HSK 1
one; 1; single
分 fēn HSK 1
minute (unit of time); to divide; to separate
钟 zhōng HSK 1
clock; o'clock; bell
台 tái HSK 4
platform; stage; stand
下 xià HSK 1
down; below; to go down
十 shí HSK 1
ten; 10
年 nián HSK 1
year; grain; harvest (old)
功 gōng HSK 4
meritorious deed or service; achievement; accomplishment