交臂失之 jiāo bì shī zhī

to miss an opportunity; to miss sb by a narrow chance

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. to miss an opportunity
  2. 2. to miss sb by a narrow chance

Characters

Character Meaning
交 jiāo HSK 4
to pay (money); to hand over; to deliver
臂 bì HSK 6
arm
失 shī HSK 4
to lose; to miss; to fail
之 zhī HSK 4
(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的de); it