收之桑榆 shōu zhī sāng yú

gain later what was lost before

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. see 失之東隅，失之东隅，收之桑榆[shi1 zhi1 dong1 yu2 , shou1 zhi1 sang1 yu2]

Characters

Character Meaning
收 shōu HSK 4
to receive; to accept; to collect
之 zhī HSK 4
(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的de); it
桑 sāng HSK 6
mulberry tree; surname Sang; old variant of 桑sāng
榆 yú
elm