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小洞不补大洞吃苦【xiǎo dòng bù bǔ dà dòng chī kǔ】

A small hole not plugged will make you suffer a big hole (idiom); a stitch in time saves nine

小洞不补大洞吃苦【xiǎo dòng bù bǔ dà dòng chī kǔ】

A small hole not plugged will make you suffer a big hole (idiom); a stitch in time saves nine

小

HSK 11

含义small, tiny, insignificant

拼音xiǎo

洞

HSK 51

含义cave, grotto; ravine; hole

拼音dòng

不

HSK 11

含义no, not; un-; negative prefix

拼音bù

补

HSK 3

含义mend, patch, fix, repair, restore

拼音bǔ

大

HSK 11

含义big, great, vast, large, high

拼音dà

吃

HSK 11

含义eat; drink; suffer, endure, bear

拼音chī

苦

HSK 32

含义bitter; hardship, suffering

拼音kǔ