- 工(labor; boatman)ASSOCIATIVE
- 力(strength; power)RADICAL
Merit and achievement come from using strength to labor.
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功败垂成
功败垂成
to fail within sight of success (idiom); last-minute failure
3 meanings
MEANING3 meanings
MEANING
- 壹形adjective
to fail within sight of success (idiom); last-minute failure
- ，。
He failed at the last moment when success was within reach, which is truly a pity.
- 貳形adjective
to fall at the last hurdle
- ，。
He failed at the last moment and was unable to win the competition.
- 參形adjective
snatching defeat from the jaws of victory
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 貝(money; wealth)RADICAL
- 攵(hand holding stick; beat)ASSOCIATIVE
When property is beaten and destroyed into pieces, it represents failure.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 土(earth; soil; land)RADICAL
- 垂(hang down; droop)ASSOCIATIVE
Branches and leaves drooping down to touch the ground show the image of the character meaning to hang or droop.
功败垂成
Traditional功敗垂成
to fail within sight of success (idiom); last-minute failure
3 meanings
MEANING3 meanings
MEANING
- 壹形adjective
to fail within sight of success (idiom); last-minute failure
- ，。
He failed at the last moment when success was within reach, which is truly a pity.
- 貳形adjective
to fall at the last hurdle
- ，。
He failed at the last moment and was unable to win the competition.
- 參形adjective
snatching defeat from the jaws of victory
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 工(labor; boatman)ASSOCIATIVE
- 力(strength; power)RADICAL
Merit and achievement come from using strength to labor.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 貝(money; wealth)RADICAL
- 攵(hand holding stick; beat)ASSOCIATIVE
When property is beaten and destroyed into pieces, it represents failure.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 土(earth; soil; land)RADICAL
- 垂(hang down; droop)ASSOCIATIVE
Branches and leaves drooping down to touch the ground show the image of the character meaning to hang or droop.
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