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厚积薄发

hòujībófā

Traditional: 厚積薄發

lit. to have accumulated knowledge and deliver it slowly (idiom) / good preparation is the key to success / to be well prepared

Character Breakdown

厚
hòu
generous; substantial; deep (as a friendship)
HSK 4
积
jī
to store up, to amass, to accumulate
HSK 4
薄
báo
thin, slight; meager, weak; poor, stingy
HSK 5
发
fā
to issue, to dispatch, to send out; hair
HSK 3

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