成 败 在 此 一 举

chéng bài zài cǐ yī jǔdictionary entry

success or failure depends on this single action / win or lose, it all ends here / this is the make-or-break moment

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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

成敗在此一舉 成败在此一举 [cheng2 bai4 zai4 ci3 yi1 ju3] /success or failure depends on this single action; win or lose, it all ends here; this is the make-or-break moment/

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Other forms in these source records: 成敗在此一舉

成
chéng
to succeed / to finish / to complete / to accomplish / to become / to turn into / to be all right / OK! / one tenth
Chéng
surname Cheng / short name for Chengdu 成都[Chéng dū]
败
bài
to defeat / to damage / to lose (to an opponent) / to fail / to wither
在
zài
to exist / to be alive / (of sb or sth) to be (located) at / (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress)
此
cǐ
this / these
一
yī
one / single / a (article) / as soon as / entire / whole / all / throughout / "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) / also pr. [yāo] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit
举
jǔ
to lift / to hold up / to cite / to enumerate / to act / to raise / to choose / to elect / act / move / deed

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