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失败是成功之母
失败是成功之母
失败是成功之母
失败是成功之母
失败是成功之母
失败是成功之母
失败是成功之母
失败是成功之母

失败是成功之母 — “Failure is the mother of success”

失败是成功之母 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Failure is the mother of success”. Setbacks provide valuable lessons that lead to eventual triumph. Literally, “Failure is the mother of success”.

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失败是成功之母 Pronunciation and Pinyin

失败是成功之母 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
失
shī5lose, miss, or fail
败
bài8lose, fail, defeat, ruin
是
shì9to be, yes, right
成
chéng7to become or succeed
功
gōng5merit achievement work skill
之
zhī4possessive or connective particle
母
mǔ5mother, female, origin, nut

Example Sentence with 失败是成功之母

虽然实验失败了三次,但他并没有放弃,因为他深信失败是成功之母。
Although his experiment failed three times, he did not give up, because he firmly believed that failure is the mother of success.

Idioms Related to 失败是成功之母

Synonyms of 失败是成功之母

  • shī失bài败nǎi乃chéng成gōng功zhī之mǔ母Failure is the mother of success
  • shī失bài败zhě者chéng成gōng功zhī之mǔ母Failure is the mother of success

More idioms starting with 失

  • shī失zhī之dōng东yú隅lose at the beginning
  • shī失zhī之dōng东yú隅,,shōu收zhī之sāng桑yú榆lose in one place, gain in another
  • shī失zhī之jiāo交bì臂miss a golden opportunity
  • shī失zhī之qiān千lǐ里,,chà差ruò若háo毫lí厘A tiny error leads to a huge divergence
  • shī失zhī之háo毫lí厘,,chā差zhī之qiān千lǐ里A small error leads to a huge mistake
  • shī失zhī之háo毫lí厘,,chà差yǐ以qiān千lǐ里A small error leads to a huge mistake
  • shī失zhī之háo毫lí厘,,miù谬yǐ以qiān千lǐ里A small error leads to a huge mistake
  • shī失zhāng张mào冒shì势act rashly and impetuously
  • shī失zhāng张shī失zhì志flustered and disoriented
  • shī失zhāng张shī失zhì智utterly flustered and disoriented
  • shī失zhāng张shī失zhì致flustered and disoriented
  • shī失jīng惊dǎo倒guài怪make a fuss over nothing

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Questions about 失败是成功之母

What does 失败是成功之母 mean?

失败是成功之母 (shī bài shì chéng gōng zhī mǔ) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Failure is the mother of success”.

How do you pronounce 失败是成功之母?

失败是成功之母 is pronounced shī bài shì chéng gōng zhī mǔ in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 失败是成功之母 literally mean?

Literally, 失败是成功之母 means “Failure is the mother of success”. It is used to mean “Failure is the mother of success”.

What is the Chinese definition of 失败是成功之母?

母:先导,根源。失败往往是成功的先导。指从失败中吸取教训就能取得胜利

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