宁可做小事，不可不做事寧可做小事，不可不做事寧可做小事，不可不做事

better to do small things than to do nothing

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: If you can't do great things, still do something useful. Encouraging.

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Simplified: 宁可做小事，不可不做事
Traditional (Taiwan): 寧可做小事，不可不做事
Pinyin: nìngkě zuò xiǎoshì, bùkě bú zuòshì
Bopomofo: ㄋㄧㄥˋ ㄎㄜˇ ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄕˋ，ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄜˇ ㄅㄨˊ ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄕˋ

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

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