Correct
打铁还须本身硬
/ dǎ tiě hái xū běn shēn yìng /
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Collocation
1
常言道打铁还须本身硬
2
俗话说打铁还须本身硬
3
打铁还须本身硬的道理
4
打铁还须本身硬啊
Definition
打铁还须本身硬
Literally means:
a blacksmith should be very strong so as to be able to forge iron-wares
Actually means:
ability is a must for doing sth hard
Metaphorically, it means that a person must possess required abilities or qualifications to do something well.
比喻本身必须具备必要的条件才能做成或做好某件事。
Example
Used as predicate, attributive or as a minor sentence. (作谓语、定语，也可 (作小句)
1
Jìshù
技术
yōushì
优势
shì
是
jīchǔ
基础
,
zhè
这
hǎobǐ
好比
dǎtiě
打铁
hái
还
xū
须
běnshēn
本身
yìng
硬
,
rúguǒ
如果
méiyǒu
没有
yōushì
优势
,
shénme
什么
jìngzhēng
竞争
ya
呀
,
lǐngxiān
领先
dìwèi
地位
ya
呀
,
nā
那
dōu
都
shì
是
kōnghuà
空话
。
Technical advantage is the foundation, it is like playing iron also has to be hard, if there is no advantage, what competition ah, leading position ah, that is empty talk.
2
Zhìliàng
质量
jiǎnyàn
检验
rényuán
人员
dǎtiě
打铁
hái
还
xū
须
běnshēn
本身
yìng
硬
,
xiǎng
想
yào
要
yángé
严格
bǎ
把
hǎo
好
zhìliàngguān
质量关
,
jiùyào
就要
bùduàn
不断
tígāo
提高
zìshēn
自身
de
的
jìshù
技术
sùzhì
素质
hé
和
zérènxīn
责任心
。
Quality inspection personnel iron must also be hard, want to strictly put good quality, we must constantly improve their own technical quality and sense of responsibility.
3
Nǐ
你
dǎtiě
打铁
hái
还
xū
须
běnshēn
本身
yìng
硬
ā
啊
,
rúguǒ
如果
zhī
只
xiǎng
想
yīkào
依靠
biéren
别人
,
ér
而
zìjǐ
自己
bùkěn
不肯
nǔlì
努力
,
gōngzuò
工作
shì
是
zuò
做
bù
不
hǎo
好
de
的
。
You have to hit the iron itself hard ah, if only want to rely on others, and they do not want to work hard, work is not good.