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将勤补拙

jiāng qín bǔ zhuōdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
(idiom) to compensate for lack of ability with hard work
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-5b1cba3c8ae20220. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

將勤補拙 将勤补拙 [jiang1 qin2 bu3 zhuo1] /(idiom) to compensate for lack of ability with hard work/

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Other forms in these source records: 將勤補拙

  • 将
    jiāng

    will / shall / to use / to take / to checkmate / just a short while ago / (introduces object of main verb, used in the same way as 把[bǎ])

    jiàng

    (bound form) a general / (literary) to command / to lead / (Chinese chess) general (on the black side, equivalent to a king in Western chess)

    qiāng

    to desire / to invite / to request

  • 勤
    qín

    diligent / industrious / hardworking / frequent / regular / constant / (bound form) work / duty / attendance / (literary) diligent / industrious / hardworking (variant of 勤[qín]) / (literary) solicitous / attentive

  • 补
    bǔ

    to repair / to patch / to mend / to make up for / to fill (a vacancy) / to supplement

  • 拙
    zhuō

    awkward / clumsy / dull / inelegant / (polite) my / Taiwan pr. [zhuó]

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.