慢工出巧匠 màn gōng chū qiǎo jiàng

patient work makes a skilled craftsman

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. patient work makes a skilled craftsman

Characters

Character Meaning
慢 màn HSK 2
slow
工 gōng HSK 1
work; labor; worker
出 chū HSK 1
to go out; to come out
巧 qiǎo HSK 4
coincidentally; as it happens; skillful
匠 jiàng
craftsman