行百里者半九十
[xíng bǎi lǐ zhě bàn jiǔ shí]
lit. ninety li is merely a half of a hundred li journey (idiom)
fig. the closer one is to completing a task, the tougher it gets
a task is not done until it's done
行百里者半九十
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行百里者半九十
xíngbăilĭzhĕ bàn jiŭshí
〈成〉 Ninety li is only half of a hundred-li journey. —The going is toughest towards the end of a journey. or One must keep up one's efforts when a task is nearing completion.
xíngbăilĭzhĕ bàn jiŭshí
〈成〉 Ninety li is only half of a hundred-li journey. —The going is toughest towards the end of a journey. or One must keep up one's efforts when a task is nearing completion.
- 简体中文>英语, 汉英词典
行百里者半九十
xíngbǎilǐzhě bàn jiǔshí
<熟> ninety li is only half of a hundred- li journey—the last bit of a task is the hardest to complete; one must sustain his effort even when a task is nearing completion
xíngbǎilǐzhě bàn jiǔshí
<熟> ninety li is only half of a hundred- li journey—the last bit of a task is the hardest to complete; one must sustain his effort even when a task is nearing completion
- 简体中文>英语, 汉英大词典
