儿时练功易，老来学艺难兒時練功易，老來學藝難兒時練功易，老來學藝難

practising skills is easy in childhood, learning a craft is hard in old age

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: Skills should be learned young. Close to 'you can't teach an old dog new tricks'.

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Simplified: 儿时练功易，老来学艺难
Traditional (Taiwan): 兒時練功易，老來學藝難
Pinyin: érshí liàngōng yì, lǎo lái xuéyì nán
Bopomofo: ㄦˊ ㄕˊ ㄌㄧㄢˋ ㄍㄨㄥㄧˋ，ㄌㄠˇ ㄌㄞˊ ㄒㄩㄝˊ ㄧˋ ㄋㄢˊ

Written with HSK 3 vocabulary, at CEFR level A2.

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