# 亡羊补牢 (wángyángbǔláo)

In Mandarin Chinese, 亡羊补牢 (wángyángbǔláo) means “better late than never”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: better late than never
- Pinyin: wángyángbǔláo (wang2 yang2 bu3 lao2)
- Traditional: 亡羊補牢
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 现在改正错误，亡羊补牢还不晚。
  Xiànzài gǎizhèng cuòwù, wángyángbǔláo hái bù wǎn.
  It is not too late to correct the mistake now.

## Characters

- 亡 (wáng): to die; to lose
- [羊](https://hanziro.com/word/yang-sheep/) (yáng): sheep; goat
- [补](https://hanziro.com/word/bu-mend/) (bǔ): to mend; to patch
- [牢](https://hanziro.com/word/lao-firm/) (láo): firm; secure

https://hanziro.com/word/wang-yang-bu-lao-better-late-than/

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