Meaning of 大器晚成
大器晚成 means great talent/ability takes time to develop and achieve success; to become successful or famous at a relatively older age. Pronounced dà qì wǎn chéng.
- great talent/ability takes time to develop and achieve success
- to become successful or famous at a relatively older age
Definitions & Examples
Jiāng姜
Zǐ子
yá牙
fǔ辅
zuǒ佐
Wǔ武
wáng王
shí时
yǐ已
nián年
guò过
qī七
shí十
，
zhēn真
shì是
dà大
qì器
wǎn晚
chéng成
。
Jiang Ziya was already over seventy when he assisted King Wu of Zhou; he truly was a great talent who succeeded late in life.
Tā他
sì四
shí十
suì岁
cái才
fā发
biǎo表
dì第
yī一
bù部
xiǎo小
shuō说
，
kān堪
chēng称
dà大
qì器
wǎn晚
chéng成
de的
zuò作
jiā家
。
He didn't publish his first novel until he was forty; he can be called a writer who achieved success late.
Zhè这
wèi位
kē科
xué学
jiā家
zǎo早
nián年
bìng并
bù不
tū突
chū出
，
shǔ属
yú于
dà大
qì器
wǎn晚
chéng成
de的
lèi类
xíng型
。
This scientist was not outstanding in his early years; he is the type whose talent matured slowly.
Jiào教
liàn练
shuō说
tā他
shēn身
tǐ体
tiáo条
jiàn件
hǎo好
，
dàn但
jì技
shù术
xū需
yào要
dǎ打
mó磨
，
kě可
néng能
shì是
dà大
qì器
wǎn晚
chéng成
de的
xuǎn选
shǒu手
。
The coach said he has good physical attributes but his skills need polishing; he might be a late-blooming athlete.
Gǔ古
rén人
yún云
“
dà大
qì器
wǎn晚
chéng成
”
，
suǒ所
yǐ以
wǒ我
men们
bù不
yìng应
yīn因
yī一
shí时
cuò挫
zhé折
ér而
qì气
něi馁
。
As the ancients said, 'Great talent matures slowly,' so we should not be discouraged by temporary setbacks.
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