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Definition(s) for: 相见恨晚

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
相见恨晚 xiāng jiàn hèn wǎn - to regret not having met earlier (idiom); It is nice to meet you finally.
- It feels like we have known each other all along.

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - 48,140 42,731 21,327

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
xiāng- surname Xiang
xiāng- each other
- one another
- mutually
- fret on the neck of a pipa 琵琶[pi2 pa5] (a fret on the soundboard is called a 品[pin3])
xiàng- appearance
- portrait
- picture
- government minister
- (physics) phase
- (literary) to appraise (esp. by scrutinizing physical features)
- to read sb's fortune (by physiognomy, palmistry etc)
jiàn- to see
- to meet
- to appear (to be sth)
- to interview
- opinion
- view
xiàn- to appear
- also written 現|现[xian4]
hèn- to hate
- to regret
wǎn- evening
- night
- late

Other Words Containing 相见恨晚

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Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
相见恨晚 - - 48,140 42,731 21,327