How do you pronounce 前功尽弃?

前功尽弃 is pronounced "qián gōng jìn qì" in Mandarin Chinese. It is made up of 4 syllables.

What HSK level is 前功尽弃?

前功尽弃 is not part of the HSK vocabulary lists. It may be a specialized or advanced word.

前功尽弃 is made up of the characters 前, 功, 尽, 弃. Each character has its own meaning and can appear in other words.

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前功尽弃 (qián gōng jìn qì) means "to waste all one's previous efforts (idiom); all that has been achieved goes down the drain" in Chinese.

前功尽弃

qián gōng jìn qì

to waste all one's previous efforts (idiom); all that has been achieved goes down the drain

verbidiom

Traditional: 前功盡棄

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前功尽弃 is not on the HSK 2.0 lists or the new exam syllabus.

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