书到用时方恨少，事非经过不知难書到用時方恨少，事非經過不知難書到用時方恨少，事非經過不知難

only when you need books do you regret having read too few; you don't know a task is hard until you've done it

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Proverb谚语諺語 · In everyday use

Meaning: Learning is only seen to be insufficient in use, and difficulty is understood only through experience. Advice to study and practise.

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Simplified: 书到用时方恨少，事非经过不知难
Traditional (Taiwan): 書到用時方恨少，事非經過不知難
Pinyin: shū dào yòng shí fāng hèn shǎo, shì fēi jīngguò bùzhī nán
Bopomofo: ㄕㄨㄉㄠˋ ㄩㄥˋ ㄕˊ ㄈㄤㄏㄣˋ ㄕㄠˇ，ㄕˋ ㄈㄟㄐㄧㄥㄍㄨㄛˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄓㄋㄢˊ

Written with HSK 7-9 vocabulary, at CEFR level C1.

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