瓜熟蒂落 guā shú dì luò

things happen when the time is right

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 56020th word

Definitions

  1. 1. when the melon is ripe, it falls (idiom); problems sort themselves out in the fullness of time

Characters

Character Meaning
瓜 guā HSK 2
melon; gourd; squash
熟 shú HSK 4
familiar; cooked (of food); ripe (of fruit)
蒂 dì HSK 6
stem (of fruit); variant of 蒂dì
落 luò HSK 4
to fall or drop; to lower; to lag or fall behind