前功

qiángōng
  1. (literary) previous achievements; previous deeds
  2. previous achievements; previous deeds

Wiktionary

Entry Composition

1 前 qián
  1. front
  2. forward
  3. ahead
  4. first
  5. top (followed by a number)
  6. future
  7. ago
  8. before
  9. BC (e.g. 前293年)
  10. former
  11. formerly
2 功 gōng
  1. meritorious deed or service
  2. achievement
  3. result
  4. service
  5. accomplishment
  6. work (physics)

Containing this entry

前功盡棄 qiángōngjìnqì
  1. to waste all one's previous efforts (idiom)
  2. all that has been achieved goes down the drain
前功盡廢 qiángōngjìnfèi