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Definition(s) for: 工欲善其事

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)

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HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
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Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
gōng- work
- worker
- skill
- profession
- trade
- craft
- labor
- to wish for
- to desire
- variant of 慾|欲[yu4]
- desire
- appetite
- passion
- lust
- greed
shàn- good (virtuous)
- benevolent
- well-disposed
- good at sth
- to improve or perfect
- his
- her
- its
- their
- that
- such
- it (refers to sth preceding it)
shì- matter
- thing
- item
- work
- affair
- CL:件[jian4],樁|桩[zhuang1],回[hui2]

Other Words Containing 工欲善其事

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Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo