all previous efforts wasted
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesidiom
to ruin everything at the last minute; all previous efforts go to waste
Used to describe situations where all prior work becomes useless due to a final failure, mistake, or abandonment of a project near completion. Often carries a tone of regret or warning.
Rú如
guǒ果
xiàn现
zài在
fàng放
qì弃
，
jiù就
huì会
qián前
gōng功
jìn尽
qì弃
。
If we give up now, all our previous efforts will be wasted.
Yīn因
wèi为
yī一
gè个
xiǎo小
xiǎo小
de的
shī失
wù误
，
dǎo导
zhì致
zhěng整
gè个
xiàng项
mù目
qián前
gōng功
jìn尽
qì弃
。
A minor mistake caused the entire project to go down the drain.
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Wǒ我
men们
bì必
xū须
zài在
zuì最
hòu后
yī一
kè刻
xiǎo小
xīn心
，
fǒu否
zé则
jiù就
huì会
qián前
gōng功
jìn尽
qì弃
。
We must be careful at the last minute, or all our work will have been for nothing.