船到江心，补漏迟 chuán dào jiāng xīn ， bǔ lòu chí

DEFINITIONS

  1. It's too late to plug the leak once ship is in the middle of the river. (idiom)

CHARACTERS

船 chuán
HSK 3
ship, boat, vessel
到 dào
HSK 2
go to, arrive, been to
江 jiāng
HSK 4
large river; yangzi; surname
心 xīn
HSK 3
heart; mind, intelligence; soul
补 bǔ
HSK 5
mend, patch, fix, repair, restore
漏 lòu
HSK 5
leak, drip; funnel; hour glass
迟 chí
HSK 3
late, tardy; slow; delay