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行百里者半九十 (hang4 baak3 lei5 ze2 bun3 gau2 sap6) — meaning, pronunciation, examples

行百里者半九十 (hang4 baak3 lei5 ze2 bun3 gau2 sap6, xíng bǎi lǐ zhě bàn jiǔ shí) — lit. ninety li is merely a half of a hundred li journey (idiom); fig. the closer one is to completing a task, the tougher it gets; a task is not done until it's done

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beyond HSK

Related words

• 行一步睇一步 (haang4 jat1 bou6 tai2 jat1 bou6) — to take things one step at a time
• 行人天橋 (hang4 jan4 tin1 kiu4) — a footbridge; a pedestrian bridge
• 行人路 (hang4 jan4 lou6) — (noun) pedestrian paths; pedestrian walkway; sidewalk; pavement; footpath
• 行人道 (hang4 jan4 dou6) — sidewalk; pavement; walkway; pathway
• 行人隧道 (hang4 jan4 seoi6 dou6) — a pedestrian subway
• 行人電梯 (hang4 jan4 din6 tai1) — an escalator

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