大器晚成 dà qì wǎn chéng

great talent matures late; late bloomer

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 61084th word

Definitions

  1. 1. lit. it takes a long time to make a big pot (idiom); fig. a great talent matures slowly
  2. 2. Rome wasn't built in a day
  3. 3. in the fullness of time a major figure will develop into a pillar of the state

Characters

Character Meaning
大 dà HSK 1
big; large; great
器 qì HSK 5
device; tool; utensil
晚 wǎn HSK 2
late; evening; night
成 chéng HSK 3
to become; to succeed; to complete