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行百里者半九十

xíng bǎi lǐ zhě bàn jiǔ shí

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Definitions

  1. 1. lit. ninety li is merely a half of a hundred li journey (idiom)
  2. 2. fig. the closer one is to completing a task, the tougher it gets
  3. 3. a task is not done until it's done