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船到江心补漏迟了
船到江心补漏迟了
船到江心补漏迟了
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船到江心补漏迟了 Pronunciation and Pinyin

船到江心补漏迟了 Usage and Examples

It's too late to mend the boat when it's in the middle of the river.

It's too late to fix a problem once it becomes critical.

Closing the barn door after the horse has bolted.

The characters in 船到江心补漏迟了

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
船
chuán11boat or ship
到
dào8arrive at or reach
江
jiāng6large river, Yangtze River
心
xīn4heart, mind, core
补
bǔ8mend, supplement, or benefit
漏
lòu14to leak, omit, or divulge
迟
chí7Late, slow, delayed
了
le2completion or change

More words starting with 船

  • chuán船shàng上onboard, on the ship
  • chuán船shàng上de的on board, aboard
  • chuán船shàng上de的rén人people on the ship, people on board
  • chuán船dōng东shipowner
  • chuán船tǐ体hull
  • chuán船ér儿boat, little boat
  • chuán船dào到qiáo桥tóu头zì自rán然zhí直Things will sort themselves out., Everything will be fine in the end.
  • chuán船dào到mǎ码tóu头chē车dào到zhàn站The matter is settled., The task is finished.
  • chuán船chǎng厂shipyard, dockyard
  • chuán船zhī只vessel, ship
  • chuán船yuán员Crew, Seaman
  • chuán船yuán员men们crew, sailors

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Questions about 船到江心补漏迟了

What does 船到江心补漏迟了 mean in Chinese?

船到江心补漏迟了 (chuán dào jiāng xīn bǔ lòu chí le) means “it's too late to mend the boat when it's in the middle of the river, it's too late to fix a problem once it becomes critical, Closing the barn door after the horse has bolted”.

How do you pronounce 船到江心补漏迟了?

船到江心补漏迟了 is pronounced chuán dào jiāng xīn bǔ lòu chí le in Mandarin Chinese.

How do you say “It's too late to mend the boat when it's in the middle of the river.” in Chinese?

“It's too late to mend the boat when it's in the middle of the river.” is 船到江心补漏迟了 (chuán dào jiāng xīn bǔ lòu chí le) in Chinese.

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