自毁长城 — “To undermine one's own efforts or prospects”
自毁长城 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to undermine one's own efforts or prospects”. To weaken one's own strength or position; to sabotage oneself. Literally, “to tear down one's own Great Wall”.
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自毁长城 Pronunciation and Pinyin
自毁长城 Character Breakdown
Stroke OrderExample Sentence with 自毁长城
他拒绝了所有合作机会，只凭一己之力，结果进展缓慢，这简直是自毁长城。
He rejected all cooperation opportunities and relied solely on himself, which resulted in slow progress. This was essentially undermining his own efforts.
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Synonyms of 自毁长城
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- zì自bù不dài待yán言goes without saying
- zì自bù不liàng量lì力overestimate one's own abilities
- zì自yè业zì自dé得reap what one has sown
- zì自chǎn产zì自xiāo销produce and sell one's own products
- zì自jīn今yǐ以wǎng往From now on
- zì自jīn今yǐ已hòu后From now on
- zì自jīn今yǐ已wǎng往from now on
- zì自jīn今ér而hòu后from now on
- zì自yǐ以wéi为dé得jì计to fancy one's own clever scheme
- zì自yǐ以wéi为shì是self-righteous and opinionated
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Open the tool →Questions about 自毁长城
What does 自毁长城 mean?
自毁长城 (zì huǐ cháng chéng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to undermine one's own efforts or prospects”.
How do you pronounce 自毁长城?
自毁长城 is pronounced zì huǐ cháng chéng in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 自毁长城 literally mean?
Literally, 自毁长城 means “to tear down one's own Great Wall”. It is used to mean “to undermine one's own efforts or prospects”.
What is the Chinese definition of 自毁长城?
比喻自己削弱自己的力量或自己破坏自己的事业