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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hǎo jì xìng bù rú làn bǐ tóu
  1. the palest ink is better than the best memory (idiom)

Related Words (20)

  1. 1 (negative prefix)
  2. 2 not
  3. 3 no
hǎo
  1. 1 good
  2. 2 well
  3. 3 proper
  4. 4 good to
  5. 5 easy to
  6. 6 very
  7. 7 so
  8. 8 (suffix indicating completion or readiness)
  9. 9 (of two people) close
  10. 10 on intimate terms
  11. 11 (after a personal pronoun) hello
rú guǒ
  1. 1 if
  2. 2 in case
  3. 3 in the event that
yī rú jì wǎng
  1. 1 just as in the past (idiom); as before
  2. 2 continuing as always
yī cì xìng
  1. 1 one-off (offer)
  2. 2 one-time
  3. 3 single-use
  4. 4 disposable (goods)

Idioms (20)

一不做,二不休
yī bù zuò , èr bù xiū
  1. 1 don't do it, or don't rest (idiom); either give up, or go through to the end
  2. 2 Since we started, we must carry it through whatever happens.
  3. 3 in for a penny, in for a pound
一问三不知
yī wèn sān bù zhī
  1. 1 lit. to reply "don't know" whatever the question (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. absolutely no idea of what's going on
  3. 3 complete ignorance
一尘不染
yī chén bù rǎn
  1. 1 untainted by even a speck of dust (idiom); selfless and incorruptible
  2. 2 spotless
一如既往
yī rú jì wǎng
  1. 1 just as in the past (idiom); as before
  2. 2 continuing as always
一字不提
yī zì bù tí
  1. 1 to not mention a single word (about sth) (idiom)

Sample Sentences

是啊,好记性不如烂笔头嘛。
shì a ,hǎo jìxìng bùrú làn bǐtóu ma 。
Yeah. A good memory isn't as good as a bad pen.
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