不
经
一
事
，
不
长
一
智
b
ù
b
ù
j
ī
n
g
j
ī
n
g
y
í
y
ī
s
h
ì
s
h
ì
,
,
b
ù
b
ù
z
h
ǎ
n
g
z
h
ǎ
n
g
y
í
y
ī
z
h
ì
z
h
ì
Definitions
1. You can't gain knowledge without practical experience (idiom); wisdom only comes with experience
Components
不经一事
bù jīng yī shì
–
You can't gain knowledge without practical experience (idiom); wisdom only comes with experience
不
bù
–
(negative prefix)
长
zhǎng
–
chief
一
yī
–
one
智
zhì
–
wisdom