失敗是成功之母 shī bài shì chéng gōng zhī mǔ

Failure is the mother of success.

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. Failure is the mother of success.

Characters

Character Meaning
失 shī HSK 4
to lose; to miss; to fail
敗 bài
to fail; to lose (to an opponent); to defeat
是 shì HSK 1
to be; is; are
成 chéng HSK 3
to become; to succeed; to complete
功 gōng HSK 4
meritorious deed or service; achievement; accomplishment
之 zhī HSK 4
(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的de); it
母 mǔ HSK 4
mother; (of animals) female; origin