ReadWriteQuiz
Chinese dictionary
- 1
it's better to raise a dragon than ten bears
- 2
one would rather foster one outstanding person than ten mediocre ones
Vocabulary of 宁养一条龙，不养十个熊
- 一[hsk1]one; another
- 不[hsk1]not; used to reply in the negative
- 个[hsk3]used before nouns without fixed measure words of their own; used between a verb and its object
- 十[hsk1]ten; topmost
- 条[hsk3]twig; long narrow piece
- 龙[hsk5]dragon; dragon as the symbol of the emperor
- 养[hsk4]raise; support
- 宁[hsk6]peaceful; pacify
- 熊[hsk3]bear; useless