Chinese–English
行百里者半九十
xíng bǎi lǐ zhě bàn jiǔ shí · xing bai li zhe ban jiu shi
Same in simplified and traditional Chinese
Meaning
CC-CEDICT- lit. ninety li is merely a half of a hundred li journey (idiom)
- fig. the closer one is to completing a task, the tougher it gets
- a task is not done until it's done
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