汉英词典
Chinese-English Dictionary
MEANING OF 吃一塹，長一智
chī yī qiàn , zhǎng yī zhì
吃一塹，長一智
(吃一堑，长一智)
Fall into the moat and you'll be wiser next time (idiom); One only learns from one's mistakes.
堑 Trench is a metaphor for difficulty and frustration / Suffer a setback and gain insight
重蹈覆轍
受一次挫折，得一次教训，长一分才智没有经验不要紧，吃一堑，长一智嘛。
吃 chī 一 yī 堑 (塹) qiàn 长 (長) zhǎng/cháng 智 zhì
EXAMPLE SENTENCES

吃一堑，长一智。吃一堑，长一智。

A fall into the pit, a gain in one's wit.

吃一堑，长一智。

A fall into the pit, a gain in your wit.

离婚让他吃一堑，长一智。

The divorce left him a sadder but a wiser man.

在我看来，‘吃一堑，长一智’这个看法是最好的。

As I see it, 'fool me once' is the best attitude.

太多的“专家”告诉你必须“吃一堑，长一智”，然后继续前进。

Too many "experts" say you just need to "learn from the experience" and move on.

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