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百足之虫死而不僵
bǎizúzhīchóngsǐérbùjiāng
Traditional: 百足之蟲死而不僵
a centipede dies but never falls down / old institutions die hard
Character Breakdown
百
bǎi
one hundred; numerous, many
HSK 2
足
zú
foot; to attain, to satisfy; enough
HSK 2
之
zhī
marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; to go to
HSK 4
虫
chóng
insect, worm; mollusk
HSK 5
死
sǐ
dead; death; impassable, inflexible
HSK 4
而
ér
and, and then, and yet; but
HSK 3
不
bù
no, not, un-; negative prefix
HSK 1
僵
jiāng
still, stiff, motionless
HSK 6
Additional Information
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