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失败是成功之母
失敗是成功之母
shībàishìchénggōngzhīmǔ
1. Failure is the mother of success.

Character Breakdown

失
shī
to lose; to make a mistake, to neglect
HSK 4 5 丶
败
bài
failure; to decline, to fail, to suffer defeat
HSK 4 8 丶
是
shì
to be; indeed, right, yes; okay
HSK 1 9 丶
成
chéng
to accomplish; to become; to complete, to finish; to succeed
HSK 3 6 丶
功
gōng
achievement, good work; merit; service
HSK 4 5 丶
之
zhī
marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; to go to
HSK 4 3 丶
母
mǔ
mother; female elders; female
HSK 4 5 丶

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