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开弓没有回头箭
kāigōngméiyǒuhuítóujiàn
Traditional: 開弓沒有回頭箭
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
Character Breakdown
开
kāi
to open; to start, to initiate, to begin
HSK 1
弓
gōng
bow; curved, arched
没
méi
not, none, gone; to bury; to sink, to drown
HSK 1
有
yǒu
to have, to own, to possess; to exist
HSK 1
回
huí
to return, to turn around; a time
HSK 1
头
tóu
head; chief, boss; first, top
HSK 3
箭
jiàn
arrow; a type of bamboo
HSK 6
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