相见恨晚 (xiāng jiàn hèn wǎn) — to regret not having met someone earlier; to wish one had met someone sooner

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Exemplos

• 跟他聊天真开心，真是相见恨晚啊！
  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'!
• 虽然我们才认识，但我有相见恨晚的感觉。
  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.
• 这部小说里，两位主角相见恨晚，很快就成了知己。
  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.