失之交臂 shī zhī jiāo bì

to let a great opportunity slip; to miss narrowly

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 26697th word

Definitions

  1. 1. to let a great opportunity slip
  2. 2. to miss narrowly

Characters

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