打柴总得先探路打柴總得先探路打柴總得先探路

to cut firewood, you must first scout the path

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Proverb谚语諺語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: Find out the situation before you begin a task. Advisory, like 'look before you leap'.

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Simplified: 打柴总得先探路
Traditional (Taiwan): 打柴總得先探路
Pinyin: dǎchái zǒngděi xiān tànlù
Bopomofo: ㄉㄚˇ ㄔㄞˊ ㄗㄨㄥˇ ㄉㄟˇ ㄒㄧㄢㄊㄢˋ ㄌㄨˋ

Written with HSK 3 vocabulary, at CEFR level A2.

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