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

Child Words of 行百里者半九十

九
jiǔ

nine

十
shí

ten

半
bàn

half

百
bǎi

hundred

者
zhě

(after a verb or adjective) one who (is) ...

行
háng

row

行
xíng

to walk

里
lǐ

lining

九十
jiǔ shí

ninety