熟能生巧 shú néng shēng qiǎo

DEFINITIONS

  1. with familiarity you learn the trick (idiom); practice makes perfect

CHARACTERS

熟 shú well-cooked; ripe; familiar with
能 néng to be able; can, permitted to; ability
生 shēng life, living, lifetime; birth
巧 qiǎo skillful, ingenious, clever