"experience is the best teacher" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 经验是最好的老师

Definition

这个表达意思是，人们通过自己的经历和错误学习得最有效，而不仅仅是通过建议或理论。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

这是一个谚语，可以用于正式和非正式场合，强调通过亲身经历学习。类似表达有“吃一堑，长一智”。通常用在因犯错而获得宝贵经验时。

Examples

Experience is the best teacher when it comes to learning a new language.

学一门新语言时，**经验是最好的老师**。

My father always says that experience is the best teacher.

我父亲总说，**经验是最好的老师**。

After failing my test, I realized experience is the best teacher.

考试失败后，我发现**经验是最好的老师**。

You can read all you want, but sometimes experience is the best teacher.

你可以读很多书，但有时候**经验是最好的老师**。

She made a lot of mistakes, but now she knows experience is the best teacher.

她犯了很多错，但现在她知道**经验是最好的老师**。

I tried to warn him, but I guess experience is the best teacher after all.

我试图提醒他，但看来最终**经验是最好的老师**。