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不经一事，不长一智

Word · ProverbTraditional不經歷一事，不長一智

no wisdom without experience; learn from doing

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Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

proverb

if you don't experience something, you won't gain wisdom from it

literary

A classic saying emphasizing the value of personal experience over theoretical knowledge. Often used to console someone after a failure or to encourage trying new things.

Zhè这
cì次
chuàng创
yè业
shī失
bài败
le了
 ，
dàn但
‘‘
bù不
jīng经
lì历
yī一
shì事
 ，
bù不
zhǎng长
yī一
zhì智
 ’
 ，
wǒ我
xué学
dào到
le了
hěn很
duō多
 。

This startup failed, but 'if you don't experience something, you won't gain wisdom from it,' I learned a lot.

Bié别
pà怕
fàn犯
cuò错
 ，
‘‘
bù不
jīng经
lì历
yī一
shì事
 ，
bù不
zhǎng长
yī一
zhì智
 ’
 ，
zhè这
cái才
shì是
chéng成
zhǎng长
de的
guò过
chéng程
 。

Don't be afraid of making mistakes. 'No wisdom without experience'; that's the process of growth.

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Sú俗
huà话
shuō说
‘‘
bù不
jīng经
lì历
yī一
shì事
 ，
bù不
zhǎng长
yī一
zhì智
 ’
 ，
tā他
jīng经
guò过
zhè这
cì次
cuò挫
zhé折
hòu后
biàn变
de得
gèng更
chéng成
shú熟
le了
 。

As the saying goes, 'if you don't experience something, you won't gain wisdom from it.' He became more mature after this setback.