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八字还没一撇
八字還沒一撇
bāzìháiméiyīpiě
1. lit. there is not even the first stroke of the character [[八]]
2. things have not even begun to take shape
3. no sign of success yet

Character Breakdown

八
bā
eight; all around, all sides
HSK 1 2 丶
字
zì
character, letter, symbol, word
HSK 1 6 丶
还
hái
also, besides; still, yet; to return
HSK 2 7 丶
没
méi
not, none, gone; to bury; to sink, to drown
HSK 1 7 丶
一
yī
one; a, an; alone
HSK 1 1 丶
撇
piē
to abandon, to discard
HSK 6 14 丶

Compound Words (1)

八字还没一撇儿
bāzìháiméiyīpiěr
lit. there is not even the first stroke of the character [[八]]

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Chinese