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失败是成功之母
shībàishìchénggōngzhīmǔ
Traditional: 失敗是成功之母
Failure is the mother of success.
Character Breakdown
失
shī
to lose; to make a mistake, to neglect
HSK 4
败
bài
failure; to decline, to fail, to suffer defeat
HSK 4
是
shì
to be; indeed, right, yes; okay
HSK 1
成
chéng
to accomplish; to become; to complete, to finish; to succeed
HSK 3
功
gōng
achievement, good work; merit; service
HSK 4
之
zhī
marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; to go to
HSK 4
母
mǔ
mother; female elders; female
HSK 4
Additional Information
Category
Chinese
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