万事俱备，只欠东风 wàn shì jù bèi ， zhǐ qiàn dōng fēng

all ready but one key thing missing

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. lit. everything is ready, all we need is an east wind (idiom)
  2. 2. fig. lacking only one tiny crucial item

Characters

Character Meaning
万 wàn HSK 3
ten thousand; a great number; surname Wan
事 shì HSK 2
matter; thing; affair
俱 jù HSK 5
entirely; without exception; (literary) to be together
备 bèi HSK 2
to prepare; get ready; to provide or equip
只 zhǐ HSK 3
only; just; merely
欠 qiàn HSK 5
to owe; to lack; deficient
东 dōng HSK 1
east; surname Dong
风 fēng HSK 3
wind; style; manner