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亡羊补牢
繁體 亡羊補牢
wáng yáng bǔ láowang2 yang2 bu3 lao2
HSK 3.0 · 7freq #32,906v
释义Meanings
  1. 1.lit. to mend the pen after sheep are lost (idiom)
  2. 2.fig. to act belatedly
  3. 3.better late than never
  4. 4.to lock the stable door after the horse has bolted
汉字Characters
wáng
death, destruction; to lose; to perish
radical: 亠
decomp: ⿱亠？
yáng
sheep, goat
radical: 羊
decomp: ⿱丷？
bǔ
to fix, to mend, to patch, to restore
radical: 衤
decomp: ⿰衤卜
láo
pen, prison, stable; fast, firm, secure
radical: 牛
decomp: ⿱宀牛
例句Examples
  • 亡羊补牢。
    wángyángbǔláo 。
    Remedy the situation.
    HSK ≤ 7