相见恨晚 (xiāng jiàn hèn wǎn) — to regret not having met someone earlier; to wish one had met someone sooner
Definition
A chengyu meaning you enjoy someone so much that you regret not meeting earlier. Use for people, not events or places.
idiom
to regret not having met someone earlierto wish one had met someone sooner
Examples
- ，相见恨晚！Gēn tā liáo tiān zhēn kāi xīn, zhēn shì xiāng jiàn hèn wǎn a!Chatting with him is so enjoyable — it's truly a case of 'wish we'd met sooner'!
- ，相见恨晚。Suī rán wǒ men cái rèn shi, dàn wǒ yǒu xiāng jiàn hèn wǎn de gǎn jué.Even though we just met, I feel like we should have known each other long ago.
- ，相见恨晚，。Zhè bù xiǎo shuō lǐ, liǎng wèi zhǔ jué xiāng jiàn hèn wǎn, hěn kuài jiù chéng le zhī jǐ.In this novel, the two protagonists regret not meeting earlier and quickly become soulmates.
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