为时已晚

Traditional: 為時已晚

wéi shí yǐ wǎn

Dictionary entry

already too late

What does 为时已晚 mean?

为时已晚 (wéi shí yǐ wǎn) has the following dictionary meaning.

1already too late

Character breakdown

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为wéias (in the capacity of) · to take sth as 时shíold variant of 時|时[shi2]已yǐalready · to stop 晚wǎnevening · night

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为时已晚

wéi shí yǐ wǎn

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