shī qù hòu jìndictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
to peter out / to lose momentum / to lose steam
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Original source entry:

失去後勁 失去后劲 [shi1 qu4 hou4 jin4] /to peter out/to lose momentum/to lose steam/

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Other forms in these source records: 失去後勁

  • 失
    shī

    to lose / to miss / to fail

  • 去
    qù

    to go / to go to (a place) / (of a time etc) last / just passed / to send / to remove / to get rid of / to reduce / to be apart from in space or time / to die (euphemism) / to play (a part) / (when used either before or after a verb) to go in order to do sth / (after a verb of motion indicates movement away from the speaker) / (used after certain verbs to indicate detachment or separation)

  • 后
    hòu

    empress / queen / (archaic) monarch / ruler / back / behind / rear / afterwards / after / later / post-

    Hòu

    surname Hou

  • 劲
    jìn

    strength / energy / enthusiasm / spirit / mood / expression / interest / CL:把[bǎ] / Taiwan pr. [jìng]

    jìng

    stalwart / sturdy / strong / powerful

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