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功败垂成

gōngbàichuíchéng

Traditional: 功敗垂成

to fail within sight of success (idiom); last-minute failure / to fall at the last hurdle / snatching defeat from the jaws of victory

Character Breakdown

功
gōng
achievement, good work; merit; service
HSK 4
败
bài
failure; to decline, to fail, to suffer defeat
HSK 4
垂
chuí
to hang, to dangle; to hand down, to bequeath; almost, near
HSK 6
成
chéng
to accomplish; to become; to complete, to finish; to succeed
HSK 3

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