好記性不如爛筆頭 hǎo jì xìng bù rú làn bǐ tóu

the palest ink is better than the best memory (idiom)

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
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Definitions

  1. 1. the palest ink is better than the best memory (idiom)

Characters

Character Meaning
好 hǎo HSK 1
good; well; very
記 jì
to remember; to record; to note
性 xìng HSK 4
nature; character; quality
不 bù HSK 1
not; no; (negative prefix)
如 rú HSK 3
as; such as; as if
爛 làn
rotten; bad; crappy
筆 bǐ
pen; pencil; the strokes of Chinese characters
頭 tóu
head; the top; end