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智者千虑，必有一失
zhìzhěqiānlǚ,bìyǒuyīshī
Traditional: 智者千慮，必有一失
lit. a wise person reflecting a thousand times can still make a mistake (idiom); fig. nobody is infallible
Character Breakdown
智
zhì
wisdom, knowledge, intelligence
HSK 5
者
zhě
that which; they who; those who
HSK 3
千
qiān
thousand; many, numerous; very
HSK 2
虑
lǜ
anxious, concerned, worried
HSK 4
必
bì
surely, certainly; must; will
HSK 3
有
yǒu
to have, to own, to possess; to exist
HSK 1
一
yī
one; a, an; alone
HSK 1
失
shī
to lose; to make a mistake, to neglect
HSK 4
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