熟能生巧

shú néng shēng qiǎo

practice makes perfect

Character by character

熟shú
familiarity

能néng
can

生shēng
give rise to

巧qiǎo
skill

写汉字没有捷径，熟能生巧。

There is no short cut to writing characters; practice makes perfect.

Tone: positive (praise).

Learn this in Lesson 80 · HSK 6–7: 四大发明 (The four great inventions)

A dialogue, a reading, word cards with audio and a drill that uses it, in Learn Chinese with Bao. The first lessons of every level are free.