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笨鸟先飞

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Collocation

1
笨鸟先飞,比别人先了一步
2
笨鸟先飞的精神
3
依靠笨鸟新飞
4
勤能补拙,笨鸟先飞

Definition

笨鸟先飞:

Literally means:

clumsy birds start flying early

Actually means:

It figuratively means that the slow or less capable people start earlier than others lest they should fall behind.

It implies that one is modest and works harder than others.

比喻能力差的人怕落后,做事比别人先动手。

含有比别人多下工夫的意思,常用来表示谦虚。

Example

Used as a minor sentence, object or predicate. (作小句、宾语、谓语)
1
men
他们
bènniǎoxiānfēi
笨鸟先飞
  
,
zài
zhège
这个
háng
行业
biéren
别人
xiān
zǒu
le
  
,
lěi
积累
le
bǎoguì
宝贵
jīngyàn
经验
  

They fly first, take a step before anyone else in this industry, and gain valuable experience.

2
Qínnéngzhuō
勤能补拙
  
,
bènniǎoxiānfēi
笨鸟先飞
  
guǒ
如果
juéde
觉得
自己
gòu
不够
cōngming
聪明
  
,
zhīyǒu
只有
duō
zuò
liàn
练习
  
,
qián
提前
复习
  
,
cái
luò
zài
biède
别的
tóngxué
同学
hòumiàn
后面
  

Hard work can make up for it, stupid birds fly first. If you feel that you are not smart enough, only do more exercises, review in advance, will not fall behind other students.

3
men
他们
gōng
公司
de
shí
实力
yuánxiān
原先
bìng
jiàng
  
,
dànshì
但是
kào
依靠
bènniǎoxiānfēi
笨鸟先飞
  
,
jiābèi
加倍
努力
  
,
zhōng
终于
zài
liè
激烈
de
jìngzhēng
竞争
zhōng
取得
le
jiào
de
shìchǎng
市场
fēné
分额
  

Their company's strength was not strong, but rely on stupid birds to fly first, redouble their efforts, and finally in the fierce competition to obtain a larger market share.

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