前功盡棄
C1–C2
Level 7
前功盡棄 (qián gōng jìn qì) is a Chinese word meaning “to waste all one's previous efforts (idiom)”. It sits at TOCFL Level 7 (CEFR C1–C2) on Taiwan's official TBCL vocabulary standard.
Definition
- to waste all one's previous efforts (idiom)
- all that has been achieved goes down the drain
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Vocabulary & levels: TBCL / NAER. Parts of speech: TOCFL 8000-word list (SC-TOP). Definitions: CC-CEDICT & CFDICT (CC BY-SA). Stroke data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License).