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shí 十 quán 全 shí 十 měi 美

十全十美 shí quán shí měi

perfect in every way; flawless

Literally: ten complete ten beautiful

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Origin

Descriptive; the phrase 十全 comes from the Zhou li, where a doctor who cured all ten patients was 十全.

How to use it

Predicate or attributive; positive, often in the negative 没有十全十美的.

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  1. 世界上没有十全十美的人。
    Shìjiè shàng méiyǒu shí quán shí měi de rén.
    There is no perfect person in the world.
    world on not have ten complete ten beautiful (particle) person
  2. 这个计划虽然不是十全十美，但已经很不错了。
    Zhège jìhuà suīrán bù shì shí quán shí měi, dàn yǐjīng hěn bùcuò le.
    This plan is not perfect, but it is already quite good.
    this plan although not is ten complete ten beautiful, but already very not bad (particle)

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