工欲善其事，必先利其器

gōng yù shàn qí shì , bì xiān lì qí qì

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1. To do a good job, an artisan needs the best tools (idiom). Good tools are prerequisite to the successful execution of a job

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Child Words of 工欲善其事，必先利其器

• 事 事 shì: matter
• 先 先 xiān: early
• 其 其 qí: his
• 利 利 lì: sharp
• 善 善 shàn: good (virtuous)
• 必 必 bì: certainly
• 器 器 qì: device
• 工 工 gōng: work
• 欲 欲 yù: desire
• 欲善其事，必先利其器 欲善其事，必先利其器 yù shàn qí shì , bì xiān lì qí qì: To do a good job, an artisan needs the best tools (idiom). Good tools are prerequisite to the successful execution of a job