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凡事预则立不预则废
凡事预则立不预则废
凡事预则立不预则废
凡事预则立不预则废
凡事预则立不预则废
凡事预则立不预则废
凡事预则立不预则废
凡事预则立不预则废

凡事预则立不预则废 Pronunciation and Pinyin

凡事预则立不预则废 Usage and Examples

Fail to plan, plan to fail.

Preparation ensures success, lack of it failure.

Proper preparation prevents poor performance.

The characters in 凡事预则立不预则废

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
凡
fán3all, every, ordinary
事
shì8matter, event, or undertaking
预
yù10in advance
则
zé6then, in that case
立
lì5stand, establish, immediately
不
bú4not
预
yù10in advance
则
zé6then, in that case
废
fèi8abolish, discard, or disable

More words starting with 凡

  • fán凡shì事everything; all matters
  • fán凡shì事yù豫zé则lì立bú不yù豫zé则fèi废Preparation ensures success; lack of it leads to failure., Plan ahead, succeed; fail to plan, fail.
  • fán凡shì事guò过yóu犹bù不jí及Too much of a good thing., Moderation in all things.
  • fán凡shì事dōu都everything, all things
  • fán凡rén人mortal; ordinary person
  • fán凡rén人shēng生huó活Mortal life, Ordinary life
  • fán凡lì例Explanatory Notes
  • fán凡sú俗Mundane, Secular
  • fán凡sú俗zhī之dì地Mortal realm, Mundane world
  • fán凡sú俗de的Ordinary, Mundane
  • fán凡xiǎng响ordinary sound, common response
  • fán凡shì士lín林Vaseline

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Questions about 凡事预则立不预则废

What does 凡事预则立不预则废 mean in Chinese?

凡事预则立不预则废 (fán shì yù zé lì bú yù zé fèi) means “Fail to plan, plan to fail, Preparation ensures success, lack of it failure, Proper preparation prevents poor performance”.

How do you pronounce 凡事预则立不预则废?

凡事预则立不预则废 is pronounced fán shì yù zé lì bú yù zé fèi in Mandarin Chinese.

How do you say “Fail to plan, plan to fail.” in Chinese?

“Fail to plan, plan to fail.” is 凡事预则立不预则废 (fán shì yù zé lì bú yù zé fèi) in Chinese.

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