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交臂失之

jiāobìshīzhī

to miss sb by a narrow chance / to miss an opportunity

Character Breakdown

交
jiāo
to connect; to deliver, to exchange; to intersect; to mix
HSK 4
臂
bì
arm
HSK 6
失
shī
to lose; to make a mistake, to neglect
HSK 4
之
zhī
marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; to go to
HSK 4

Additional Information

Category
Chinese
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