相見恨晚 xiāng jiàn hèn wǎn

regret not meeting earlier; feel like old friends

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. to regret not having met earlier (idiom); It is nice to meet you finally.
  2. 2. It feels like we have known each other all along.

Characters

Character Meaning
相 xiāng HSK 3
each other; one another; mutually
見 jiàn
to see; to meet; to appear (to be sth)
恨 hèn HSK 5
to hate; to regret
晚 wǎn HSK 2
late; evening; night