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CHINESE WORD

wáng yáng bǔ láo

亡羊补牢

to mend the pen after sheep are lost (idiom)

HSK 7-9
Numbered pinyin
wang2 yang2 bu3 lao2
English meanings
lit. to mend the pen after sheep are lost (idiom), fig. to act belatedly, better late than never, to lock the stable door after the horse has bolted

Example sentences

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  1. 01

    wángyángbǔláo亡羊补牢。

    Mend the fold after a loss.

  2. 02

    jíshí及时bǔjiù补救。

    Remedy in time.

  3. 03

    xīqǔ吸取jiàoxun教训。

    Learn the lesson.

  4. 04

    fáng防wēi微dù杜jiàn渐。

    Nip in the bud.

  5. 05

    yǐn引yǐwéi以为jiè戒。

    Take it as a lesson.

  6. 06

    wèi为shí时wèi未wǎn晚。

    Not too late.

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