What Does "等着功亏一篑吗" (děng zhe gōng kuī yī kuì ma) Mean?

děng等zhe着gōng功kuī亏yī一kuì篑ma吗

After years of efforts, there's no way for him to give up.

HSK Vocabulary

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Source Media

TV Series

Season & Episode

S1 E26

Clip Timestamp

5:41

TMDB ID

292696

Conversation Context

Line	Chinese	Pinyin	Translation
1	筹谋多年	chóu móu duō nián	After years of efforts, there's no way for him to give up.
2▶	等着功亏一篑吗	děng zhe gōng kuī yī kuì ma	After years of efforts, there's no way for him to give up.
3	可秦苍是他的儿子那重要吗	kě qín cāng shì tā de ér zi nà zhòng yào ma	But Qin Cang was his son. Does that matter?

More Clips From Episode

Total 92 clips (Page 2 of 5)

HSK 2

0:03s

您远比穆阳侯更为交心

nín yuǎn bǐ mù yáng hóu gèng wéi jiāo xīnBut for the Empress Dowager, you are far more trusted than Marquis Muyang.

HSK 4

0:03s

太妃何需借此邀功

tài fēi hé xū jiè cǐ yāo gōngWhy would you need to claim credit for that?

HSK 6

0:03s

看似合情合理

kàn shì hé qíng hé lǐIt sounds perfectly reasonable.

HSK 5

0:03s

可我总觉得有一处不通

kě wǒ zǒng jué de yǒu yī chù bù tōngBut something doesn't add up.

HSK 6

0:03s

你去牢里见了他最后一面

nǐ qù láo lǐ jiàn le tā zuì hòu yí miànYou went to the prison to see him one last time.

HSK 7

0:03s

给您最后的忠告

gěi nín zuì hòu de zhōng gàoThat was his final advice to you as a discarded pawn.

HSK 7

0:03s

的确是真心喜欢那位秦姐姐的

dí què shì zhēn xīn xǐ huān nà wèi qín jiě jiě deI did like the old you with all my heart.

HSK 6

0:03s

成了你们谋局中的一颗弃子

chéng le nǐ men móu jú zhōng de yī kē qì ziShe became a discarded pawn in your schemes.

HSK 7

0:03s

死后还要背负不义的污名

sǐ hòu hái yào bēi fù bú yì de wū míngEven after death, she bears the stigma of betrayal.

HSK 3

0:03s

黑云骑数万铁骨的血债沉冤

hēi yún qí shù wàn tiě gǔ de xuè zhài chén yuānand the blood debts of tens of thousands of Heiyun cavalrymen

HSK 6

0:03s

永世不得昭雪吗

yǒng shì bù dé zhāo xuě mawithout justice for them?

HSK 7

0:03s

秦妃怎会亲临此地

qín fēi zěn huì qīn lín cǐ dìGreetings, Consort Qin. What brings you here?

HSK 6

0:03s

叶府人多眼杂

yè fǔ rén duō yǎn záThis item is of huge importance. Your household has many eyes and ears.

HSK 7

0:03s

你们绑我干吗我阿爷呢

nǐ men bǎng wǒ gàn má wǒ ā yé neWhy did you tie me up? Where's my father?

HSK 1

0:03s

你说话你哑巴了

nǐ shuō huà nǐ yǎ ba leSay something! Are you mute?

你们的事要紧还是太后的事要紧啊

HSK 7

0:03s

你们的事要紧还是太后的事要紧啊

nǐ men de shì yào jǐn hái shì tài hòu de shì yào jǐn aThe Empress Dowager meets him for urgent matters.

HSK 7

0:03s

楚京女子还真是小家子气呀

chǔ jīng nǚ zǐ hái zhēn shì xiǎo jiā zi qì yaWomen here are truly narrow-minded.

HSK 7

0:03s

这位定王妃不是寻常的宅院女子

zhè wèi dìng wáng fēi bú shì xún cháng de zhái yuàn nǚ zǐPrincess Ding is not a simple lady.

HSK 6

0:03s

明日定王妃的宴会你想去吗

míng rì dìng wáng fēi de yàn huì nǐ xiǎng qù maDo you want to go with me tomorrow?

HSK 1

0:03s

我奉命进京公干

wǒ fèng mìng jìn jīng gōng gànBack then, I came to the capital on official business.