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開弓沒有回頭箭 (hoi1 gung1 mut6 jau5 wui4 tau4 zin3) — meaning, pronunciation, examples

開弓沒有回頭箭 (hoi1 gung1 mut6 jau5 wui4 tau4 zin3, kāi gōng méi yǒu huí tóu jiàn) — lit. once you've shot the arrow, there's no getting it back (idiom); fig. once you started sth, there's no turning back; to have to finish what one started; to be determined to reach one's goals in spite of setbacks

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beyond HSK

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