无才有志，成全半事；有才无志，白头了事；有才有志，做得大事無才有志，成全半事；有才無志，白頭了事；有才有志，做得大事無才有志，成全半事；有才無志，白頭了事；有才有志，做得大事

no talent but ambition, half the job is done; talent but no ambition, you end with white hair and nothing; talent and ambition, you can do great things

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: Ambition and ability both matter. Ambition alone gets you halfway, talent without drive achieves nothing, and having both lets you accomplish great things. Used to encourage the young.

Simplified: 无才有志，成全半事；有才无志，白头了事；有才有志，做得大事
Traditional (Taiwan): 無才有志，成全半事；有才無志，白頭了事；有才有志，做得大事
Pinyin: wú cái yǒuzhì, chéngquán bàn shì; yǒu cái wú zhì, báitóu liǎo shì; yǒu cái yǒuzhì, zuò de dàshì
Bopomofo: ㄨˊ ㄘㄞˊ ㄧㄡˇ ㄓˋ，ㄔㄥˊ ㄑㄩㄢˊ ㄅㄢˋ ㄕˋ；ㄧㄡˇ ㄘㄞˊ ㄨˊ ㄓˋ，ㄅㄞˊ ㄊㄡˊ ㄌㄧㄠˇ ㄕˋ；ㄧㄡˇ ㄘㄞˊ ㄧㄡˇ ㄓˋ，ㄗㄨㄛˋ ˙ㄉㄜㄉㄚˋ ㄕˋ

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

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无才有志，成全半事；有才无志，白头了事；有才有志，做得大事 無才有志，成全半事；有才無志，白頭了事；有才有志，做得大事 無才有志，成全半事；有才無志，白頭了事；有才有志，做得大事

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无才有志，成全半事；有才无志，白头了事；有才有志，做得大事無才有志，成全半事；有才無志，白頭了事；有才有志，做得大事無才有志，成全半事；有才無志，白頭了事；有才有志，做得大事