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Words
Kanji
磨
刀
不
误
砍
柴
工
【
mó
dāo
bù
wù
kǎn
chái
gōng
】
lit. sharpening the axe won't make the wood-splitting take longer (idiom)
fig. time invested in preparations is not lost
a beard well lathered is half shaved
磨
刀
不
误
砍
柴
工
【
mó
dāo
bù
wù
kǎn
chái
gōng
】
lit. sharpening the axe won't make the wood-splitting take longer (idiom)
fig. time invested in preparations is not lost
a beard well lathered is half shaved
磨
HSK 6
4
含义
grind; polish; rub; wear out; a millstone
拼音
mó
Details
刀
HSK 3
2
含义
knife; old coin; measure
拼音
dāo
Details
不
HSK 1
1
含义
no, not; un-; negative prefix
拼音
bù
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误
HSK 3
含义
err, make mistake; interfere
拼音
wù
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砍
HSK 7-9
2
含义
hack, chop, cut, fell
拼音
kǎn
Details
柴
HSK 5
3
含义
firewood, faggots, fuel
拼音
chái
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工
HSK 1
1
含义
labor, work; worker, laborer
拼音
gōng
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