WordTaiwan frequency #23,946
為時已晚
ㄨㄟˊ ㄕˊ ㄧˇ ㄨㄢˇ
“too late; past the point where action can still be effective”
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為
ㄨㄟˋ
To do; to act; to make; to become; to be; to serve as; because of; for; by (passive voice marker).
時
ㄕˊ
time; when; hour; o'clock; season; period; era; surname Shi
已
ㄧˇ
Already; finished; to stop; then; afterwards; to dismiss; to recover from illness; too; very.
晚
ㄨㄢˇ
Evening; night; late; the end of the day; a later time; a junior or successor; a self-referential term used by a younger person to an elder.
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Words sharing these characters
Vocabulary built from the same characters — most common first
- 因為ㄧㄣ ㄨㄟˋbecause; owing to; on account of; introduces a reason or cause
- 時間ㄕˊ ㄐㄧㄢtime as a concept or measurement; a point or duration in time; the present moment; a period or interval
- 認為ㄖㄣˋ ㄨㄟˋto think; to believe; to consider; to feel; to hold the view that
- 已經ㄧˇ ㄐㄧㄥalready; indicates that something has happened or been completed before now or before a certain time.
- 成為ㄔㄥˊ ㄨㄟˋto become; to turn into; to develop into; to grow into.
- 時候ㄕˊ ㄏㄡˋtime; a moment or period of time; a point in time; a season or occasion; a span of time
- 當時ㄉㄤ ㄕˊat that time; then; immediately; right then; back then; at the moment; instantly
- 同時ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄕˊat the same time; simultaneously; also; furthermore; and at once.
- 小時ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄕˊhour; a unit of time equal to 60 minutes; (archaic or literary) childhood, early years
- 為什麼why?; for what reason?; used to ask about purpose or cause.
- 行為ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄨㄟˋaction; conduct; behavior; activity; outward actions based on personal will
- 時代ㄕˊ ㄉㄞˋage; era; epoch; period in history; a stage in one's life; the modern era.