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Chinese idioms

Practice makes perfect.

熟能生巧

(shú nénɡ shēnɡ qiǎo )

A: You need to keep practicing. That way you can pass the exam.

你还得继续做练习题。这样才能通过考试。

(nǐ háidéi jìxù zuò liànxítí, zhèyànɡ cáinénɡ tōnɡɡuò kǎoshì.)

B: Yes, I see. Practice makes perfect.

恩,我知道的,熟能生巧。

(ēn, wǒ zhīdào de,shú nénɡ shēnɡ qiǎo.)

A: At that time, I also did several hundred test questions in order to pass the exam.

当初,我也做了几百道题目之后通过考试的。

(dānɡchū,wǒ yě zuò le jǐbǎi dào tímù zhīhòu tōnɡɡuò kǎoshì de.)