工欲善其事,必先利其器

To do a good job, an artisan needs the best tools (idiom). Good tools are prerequisite to the successful execution of a job

Characters and words in 工欲善其事,必先利其器

gōng = gu + (e)ng1
work / worker / skill / profession / trade / craft / labor
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= yu + Ø4
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= yu + Ø4
to wish for / to desire / variant of 慾|欲[yu4]
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To do a good job, an artisan needs the best tools (idiom). Good tools are prerequisite to the successful execution of a job
shàn = sh + an4
good (virtuous) / benevolent / well-disposed / good at sth / to improve or perfect
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= qi + Ø2
his / her / its / their / that / such / it (refers to sth preceding it)
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shì = sh + Ø4
matter / thing / item / work / affair / CL:件[jian4],樁|桩[zhuang1],回[hui2]
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= bi + Ø4
certainly / must / will / necessarily
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xiān = xi + an1
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= li + Ø4
sharp / favorable / advantage / benefit / profit / interest / to do good to / to benefit
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= qi + Ø4
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