好记性不如烂笔头 (好記性不如爛筆頭)
hǎo jì xìng bù rú làn bǐ tóu
Pinyin
Definition
好记性不如烂笔头 (好記性不如爛筆頭)
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- the palest ink is better than the best memory (idiom)
Character Decomposition
Related Words (20)
- 1 (negative prefix)
- 2 not
- 3 no
- 1 good
- 2 well
- 3 proper
- 4 good to
- 5 easy to
- 6 very
- 7 so
- 8 (suffix indicating completion or readiness)
- 9 (of two people) close
- 10 on intimate terms
- 11 (after a personal pronoun) hello
- 1 if
- 2 in case
- 3 in the event that
- 1 just as in the past (idiom); as before
- 2 continuing as always
- 1 one-off (offer)
- 2 one-time
- 3 single-use
- 4 disposable (goods)
Idioms (20)
一不做,二不休
- 1 don't do it, or don't rest (idiom); either give up, or go through to the end
- 2 Since we started, we must carry it through whatever happens.
- 3 in for a penny, in for a pound
一问三不知
- 1 lit. to reply "don't know" whatever the question (idiom)
- 2 fig. absolutely no idea of what's going on
- 3 complete ignorance
一尘不染
- 1 untainted by even a speck of dust (idiom); selfless and incorruptible
- 2 spotless
一如既往
- 1 just as in the past (idiom); as before
- 2 continuing as always
一字不提
- 1 to not mention a single word (about sth) (idiom)
Sample Sentences
是啊,好记性不如烂笔头嘛。
Yeah. A good memory isn't as good as a bad pen.