好记性不如烂笔头

hǎo jì xìng bù rú làn bǐ tóu

Definitions

1. the palest ink is better than the best memory (idiom)

Child Words of 好记性不如烂笔头

• 不 bù: no; not so
• 不如 bù rú: not equal to
• 好 hǎo: good
• 好 hào: to be fond of; to have a tendency to; to be prone to
• 如 rú: as
• 烂 làn: soft; mushy
• 笔 bǐ: pen
• 记 jì: to record
• 记性 jì xing: memory (ability to retain information)
• 头 tóu: head
• 好记 hǎo jì: easy to remember
• 笔头 bǐ tóu: ability to write
• 记性 jì xìng: memory