为时已晚
wéi shí yǐ wǎn
Pinyin

Definition

为时已晚
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wéi shí yǐ wǎn
  1. already too late

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

今晚
jīn wǎn
  1. 1 tonight
已
yǐ
  1. 1 already
  2. 2 to stop
  3. 3 then
  4. 4 afterwards
已经
yǐ jīng
  1. 1 already
春晚
Chūn Wǎn
  1. 1 abbr. for 春節聯歡晚會|春节联欢晚会[Chūn jié Lián huān Wǎn huì]
晚上
wǎn shang
  1. 1 evening
  2. 2 night
  3. 3 CL:個|个[gè]
  4. 4 in the evening
晚安
wǎn ān
  1. 1 Good night!
  2. 2 Good evening!
夜晚
yè wǎn
  1. 1 night
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
昨晚
zuó wǎn
  1. 1 yesterday evening
  2. 2 last night
晚
wǎn
  1. 1 evening
  2. 2 night
  3. 3 late
晚会
wǎn huì
  1. 1 evening party
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
晚饭
wǎn fàn
  1. 1 evening meal
  2. 2 dinner
  3. 3 supper
  4. 4 CL:份[fèn],頓|顿[dùn],次[cì],餐[cān]
晚餐
wǎn cān
  1. 1 evening meal
  2. 2 dinner
  3. 3 CL:份[fèn],頓|顿[dùn],次[cì]
晚点
wǎn diǎn
  1. 1 (of trains etc) late
  2. 2 delayed
  3. 3 behind schedule
  4. 4 light dinner
而已
ér yǐ
  1. 1 that's all
  2. 2 nothing more
不已
bù yǐ
  1. 1 endlessly
  2. 2 incessantly
不得已
bù dé yǐ
  1. 1 to act against one's will
  2. 2 to have no alternative but to
  3. 3 to have to
  4. 4 to have no choice
  5. 5 must
久已
jiǔ yǐ
  1. 1 long ago
  2. 2 a long time since
傍晚
bàng wǎn
  1. 1 in the evening
  2. 2 when night falls
  3. 3 towards evening
  4. 4 at night fall
  5. 5 at dusk
已婚
yǐ hūn
  1. 1 married
已往
yǐ wǎng
  1. 1 the past

Idioms (20)

一夔已足
yī kuí yǐ zú
  1. 1 one talented person is enough for the job (idiom)
君子报仇，十年不晚
jūn zi bào chóu , shí nián bù wǎn
  1. 1 lit. for a nobleman to take revenge, ten years is not too long (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. revenge is a dish best served cold
大器晚成
dà qì wǎn chéng
  1. 1 lit. it takes a long time to make a big pot (idiom); fig. a great talent matures slowly
  2. 2 in the fullness of time a major figure will develop into a pillar of the state
  3. 3 Rome wasn't built in a day
已作出保
yǐ zuò chū bǎo
  1. 1 to do sth under oath (idiom)
往事已矣
wǎng shì yǐ yǐ
  1. 1 the past is dead (idiom)
方寸已乱
fāng cùn yǐ luàn
  1. 1 (idiom) confused
  2. 2 troubled
  3. 3 bewildered
方兴未已
fāng xīng wèi yǐ
  1. 1 flourishing and still in the ascendant (idiom); rapidly expanding
  2. 2 still growing strong
  3. 3 on the up
早出晚归
zǎo chū wǎn guī
  1. 1 to leave early and return late (idiom)
有增无已
yǒu zēng wú yǐ
  1. 1 constantly increasing without limit (idiom); rapid progress in all directions
木已成舟
mù yǐ chéng zhōu
  1. 1 lit. the timber has been turned into a boat already (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. what is done cannot be undone
死而后已
sǐ ér hòu yǐ
  1. 1 until death puts an end (idiom); one's whole life
  2. 2 unto one's dying day
为时不晚
wéi shí bù wǎn
  1. 1 it is not too late (idiom)
为时未晚
wéi shí wèi wǎn
  1. 1 it is not too late (idiom)
犹未为晚
yóu wèi wéi wǎn
  1. 1 it is not too late (idiom)
相见恨晚
xiāng jiàn hèn wǎn
  1. 1 to regret not having met earlier (idiom); It is nice to meet you finally.
  2. 2 It feels like we have known each other all along.
米已成炊
mǐ yǐ chéng chuī
  1. 1 lit. the rice has already been cooked (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. what is done cannot be undone
万不得已
wàn bù dé yǐ
  1. 1 only when absolutely essential (idiom); as a last resort
赞叹不已
zàn tàn bù yǐ
  1. 1 to be full of praise (idiom)
迫不得已
pò bù dé yǐ
  1. 1 to have no alternative (idiom); compelled by circumstances
  2. 2 forced into sth
丑媳妇早晚也得见公婆
chǒu xí fù zǎo wǎn yě děi jiàn gōng pó
  1. 1 lit. the ugly daughter-in-law must sooner or later meet her parents-in-law (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. it's not something you can avoid forever

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