久病成良医
jiǔ bìng chéng liáng yī
Pinyin

Definition

久病成良医
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jiǔ bìng chéng liáng yī
  1. long illness makes the patient into a good doctor (idiom)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

久
jiǔ
  1. 1 (long) time
  2. 2 (long) duration of time
好久
hǎo jiǔ
  1. 1 quite a while
完成
wán chéng
  1. 1 to complete
  2. 2 to accomplish
成
Chéng
  1. 1 surname Cheng
成功
Chéng gōng
  1. 1 Chenggong or Chengkung town in Taitung County 臺東縣|台东县[Tái dōng Xiàn], southeast Taiwan
成名
chéng míng
  1. 1 to make one's name
  2. 2 to become famous
成就
chéng jiù
  1. 1 accomplishment
  2. 2 success
  3. 3 achievement
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè]
  5. 5 to achieve (a result)
  6. 6 to create
  7. 7 to bring about
成为
chéng wéi
  1. 1 to become
  2. 2 to turn into
成长
chéng zhǎng
  1. 1 to mature
  2. 2 to grow
  3. 3 growth
变成
biàn chéng
  1. 1 to change into
  2. 2 to turn into
  3. 3 to become
不久
bù jiǔ
  1. 1 not long (after)
  2. 2 before too long
  3. 3 soon
  4. 4 soon after
不良
bù liáng
  1. 1 bad
  2. 2 harmful
  3. 3 unhealthy
久久
jiǔ jiǔ
  1. 1 for a very long time
久违
jiǔ wéi
  1. 1 (haven't done sth) for a long time
  2. 2 a long time since we last met
久远
jiǔ yuǎn
  1. 1 old
  2. 2 ancient
  3. 3 far away
事业有成
shì yè yǒu chéng
  1. 1 to be successful in business
  2. 2 professional success
分成
fēn chéng
  1. 1 to divide (into)
  2. 2 to split a bonus
  3. 3 to break into
  4. 4 tenths
  5. 5 percentage allotment
切成
qiē chéng
  1. 1 to cut up (into pieces)
  2. 2 to slice
  3. 3 to carve
  4. 4 to dice
  5. 5 to shred
合成
hé chéng
  1. 1 to compose
  2. 2 to constitute
  3. 3 compound
  4. 4 synthesis
  5. 5 mixture
  6. 6 synthetic
善良
shàn liáng
  1. 1 good and honest
  2. 2 kindhearted

Idioms (20)

一失足成千古恨
yī shī zú chéng qiān gǔ hèn
  1. 1 a single slip may cause everlasting sorrow (idiom)
一成不变
yī chéng bù biàn
  1. 1 nothing much changes (idiom); always the same
  2. 2 stuck in a rut
一病不起
yī bìng bù qǐ
  1. 1 to fall gravely ill, never to recover (idiom)
一语成谶
yī yǔ chéng chèn
  1. 1 (idiom) to have one's words turn out to be (tragically) prophetic
一雨成秋
yī yǔ chéng qiū
  1. 1 a sudden shower towards the end of summer brings an abrupt arrival of autumn (idiom)
三五成群
sān wǔ chéng qún
  1. 1 in groups of three or four (idiom)
三人成虎
sān rén chéng hǔ
  1. 1 three men talking makes a tiger (idiom); repeated rumor becomes a fact
三个臭皮匠，合成一个诸葛亮
sān gè chòu pí jiang , hé chéng yī gè Zhū gě Liàng
  1. 1 lit. three ignorant cobblers add up to a genius (idiom); fig. collective wisdom
不以规矩，不能成方圆
bù yǐ guī ju , bù néng chéng fāng yuán
  1. 1 without rules, nothing can be done (idiom, from Mencius); one must follow some rules
不成功便成仁
bù chéng gōng biàn chéng rén
  1. 1 to succeed or die trying (idiom)
不成体统
bù chéng tǐ tǒng
  1. 1 not according with decorum (idiom); scandalous
  2. 2 bad form
  3. 3 unacceptable behavior
不打不成器
bù dǎ bù chéng qì
  1. 1 spare the rod and spoil the child (idiom)
不打不成才
bù dǎ bù chéng cái
  1. 1 spare the rod and spoil the child (idiom)
不打不成相识
bù dǎ bù chéng xiāng shí
  1. 1 don't fight, won't make friends (idiom); an exchange of blows may lead to friendship
久仰大名
jiǔ yǎng dà míng
  1. 1 I have been looking forward to meeting you for a long time (idiom)
久慕盛名
jiǔ mù shèng míng
  1. 1 I've admired your reputation for a long time (idiom); I've been looking forward to meeting you.
  2. 2 It's an honor to meet you at last.
久病成良医
jiǔ bìng chéng liáng yī
  1. 1 long illness makes the patient into a good doctor (idiom)
久经考验
jiǔ jīng kǎo yàn
  1. 1 well tested (idiom); seasoned
  2. 2 veteran
偷鸡不成蚀把米
tōu jī bù chéng shí bǎ mǐ
  1. 1 lit. to try to steal a chicken only to end up losing the rice used to lure it (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to try to gain an advantage only to end up worse off
  3. 3 to go for wool and come back shorn
出口成章
chū kǒu chéng zhāng
  1. 1 (idiom) (of one's speech) eloquent
  2. 2 articulate

Sample Sentences

请教不敢当。我这可是久病成良医啊！我股海浮沉了大半辈子了，光是投进去的老本就够我买好几套象样的公寓了。
qǐngjiào bù gǎndāng 。wǒ zhè kě shì jiǔ ā ！wǒ gǔ hǎi fúchén le dàbànbèizi le ，guāngshì tóu jìnqù de lǎoběn jiù gòu wǒ mǎi hǎojǐ tào xiàngyàng de gōngyù le 。
I don't dare to pretend I've got anything to teach you. Anything I've learned has been due to bitter mistakes in the past! I've been speculating on the stock market for over half my life. The capital I've invested alone would be enough to buy several decent apartments.
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