多才多艺
duō cái duō yì
versatile
Character by character
多duō
many
many
才cái
talents
talents
多duō
many
many
艺yì
arts
arts
Example
她多才多艺，会唱歌也会画画。
She's multi-talented: she sings and paints.
Tone: positive (praise).
Usage and origin
From the Book of Documents (金縢), where the Duke of Zhou calls himself 多材多艺.
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