Word data
HSK
Not in HSK
FREQUENCY
Unknown
小洞不堵，大洞難補 xiǎo dòng bù dǔ ， dà dòng nán bǔ
fix small problems early; act in time
Word data
| HSK | Not in HSK |
| Frequency | Unknown |
Definitions
- 1. If you don't plug the small hole, the big hole will be hard to repair (idiom); A stitch in time saves nine.
Characters
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small; young; tiny
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cave; hole
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not; no; (negative prefix)
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to block up (a road, pipe etc); to stop up (a hole)
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big; large; great
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cave; hole
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difficult; difficult (to...); difficulty
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to make up for; to supplement; to repair
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