万事皆备，只欠东风 wàn shì jiē bèi ， zhǐ qiàn dōng fēng

everything is ready, all we need is an east wind (idiom)

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. everything is ready, all we need is an east wind (idiom)
  2. 2. lacking only one tiny crucial item
  3. 3. also written 萬事俱備，只欠東風zhǐ qiàn dōng fēng，只欠东风zhǐ qiàn dōng fēng

Characters

Character Meaning
万 wàn HSK 3
ten thousand; a great number; surname Wan
事 shì HSK 2
matter; thing; affair
皆 jiē HSK 6
all; in all cases; each and every
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