开弓没有回头箭

kāi gōng méi yǒu huí tóu jiàn

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Definitions

  1. 1. lit. once you've shot the arrow, there's no getting it back (idiom)
  2. 2. fig. once you started sth, there's no turning back
  3. 3. to have to finish what one started
  4. 4. to be determined to reach one's goals in spite of setbacks

Child Words of 开弓没有回头箭

回
huí

to circle

回头
huí tóu

to turn round; to turn one's head

弓
gōng

a bow (weapon)

有
yǒu

to have; there is

没
méi

(negative prefix for verbs) have not; not

没
mò

drowned

没有
méi yǒu

haven't

箭
jiàn

arrow

开
kāi

to open

头
tóu

head