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前功尽弃 (前功盡棄)

qián gōng jìn qì

Definition

  1. to waste all one's previous efforts (idiom)
    如果就此止步，就会前功尽弃。
    If we stop there, all our previous efforts will be wasted.
  2. to waste the efforts already made
  3. all labor lost
  4. all one's labor has been in vain
  5. All that has been achieved goes down the drain (idiom)

Character Decomposition

前
=
丷
+
一
+
刖
功
=
工
+
力
尽
=
尺
+
⺀
弃
=
亠
+
弁

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