笨鸟先飞 (bèn niǎo xiān fēi): Meaning, Examples & Usage
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笨鸟先飞
笨鸟先飞
(bèn niǎo xiān fēi): Someone who is less capable or slower than others needs to start earlier or work harder to achieve the same goal. — Meaning & Stroke Order
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1.
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Character Breakdown
笨 • bèn • stupid • HSK 2.0 L4
HSK 4
bèn
笨
stupid
鸟 • niǎo • bird • HSK 2.0 L3
HSK 3
niǎo
鸟
bird
先 • xiān • first • HSK 2.0 L3
HSK 3
xiān
先
first
飞 • fēi • to fly • HSK 3.0 · L2
HSK 3.0 · L2
fēi
飞
to fly
Words Sharing Characters
More common words that include characters from 笨鸟先飞.
Words with
笨
笨拙
bèn zhuō
clumsy; stupid; slow-witted
笨蛋
bèn dàn
idiot / fool
笨重
bèn zhòng
bulky / heavy
愚笨
yú bèn
stupid; foolish
Words with
鸟
鸟巢
niǎo cháo
Bird's nest
小鸟
xiǎo niǎo
little bird
枭鸟
xiāoniǎo
owl (literary term)
蜂鸟
fēng niǎo
hummingbird
Words with
先
先生
xiān sheng
Mr; Sir
首先
shǒu xiān
first
事先
shì xiān
in advance; beforehand
先后
xiān hòu
early or late
Words with
飞
飞机
fēi jī
plane
起飞
qǐ fēi
take off [plane]
飞行
fēi xíng
(of planes etc) to fly
飞行员
fēi xíng yuán
pilot
雏鸟
chú niǎo
nestling; fledgling bird
飞鸟
fēi niǎo
flying bird
鸟儿
niǎo ér
bird
鸟瞰
niǎokàn
bird's-eye view; overlook from above
优先
yōu xiān
take precedence; prior
先前
xiān qián
before; previously
先进
xiān jìn
advanced
原先
yuán xiān
former; original
放飞
fàng fēi
to set free (to fly); to release; to let fly
飞翔
fēi xiáng
flight; circle in the air; hover
飞跃
fēi yuè
leap
飞速
fēi sù
swift
4.
Example Sentences with 笨鸟先飞
wǒ
我
xué
学
xí
习
bú
不
tài
太
hǎo
好
，
zhǐ
只
néng
能
bèn
笨
niǎo
鸟
xiān
先
fēi
飞
，
měi
每
tiān
天
zǎo
早
qǐ
起
fù
复
xí
习
。
I'm not very good at studying, so I have to be a slow bird that flies first and review every morning.
bèn
笨
niǎo
鸟
xiān
先
fēi
飞
，
zǎo
早
qǐ
起
de
的
tā
他
suī
虽
rán
然
jī
基
chǔ
础
chà
差
，
dàn
但
bèn
笨
wèi
为
le
了
gǎn
赶
shàng
上
qí
其
tā
他
tóng
同
xué
学
，
lǎo
老
shī
师
gǔ
鼓
lì
励
wǒ
我
men
们
shuō
说
：
'
niǎo
鸟
ér
儿
yǒu
有
chóng
虫
chī
吃
。
The slow bird flies first; the early bird catches the worm.
niǎo
鸟
xiān
先
fēi
飞
，
zuì
最
hòu
后
kǎo
考
shì
试
dé
得
le
了
dì
第
yī
一
míng
名
。
Although he had a weak foundation, he worked hard like a slow bird flying first, and eventually got first place in the exam.
tā
他
jué
决
dìng
定
bèn
笨
niǎo
鸟
xiān
先
fēi
飞
，
tí
提
qián
前
yù
预
xí
习
kè
课
chéng
程
。
In order to catch up with his classmates, he decided to start early and preview the lessons.
bèn
笨
niǎo
鸟
xiān
先
fēi
飞
，
zhǐ
只
yào
要
nǔ
努
lì
力
jiù
就
néng
能
chéng
成
gōng
功
。
'
The teacher encouraged us, saying, 'A slow bird flies first; as long as you work hard, you can succeed.'
