汉英词典
Chinese-English Dictionary
MEANING OF 大器晚成
dà qì wǎn chéng
大器晚成
lit. it takes a long time to make a big pot (idiom); fig. a great talent matures slowly / in the fullness of time a major figure will develop into a pillar of the state / Rome wasn't built in a day
大器 Metaphor / Refers to people who can take on important responsibilities have to go through long-term training, so the achievement is late / It is also used as a comforting word for people who have been unwilling for a long time
成材 大有作为 前途无量 年轻有为 大有可为 奋发有为 成器 前程似锦
初露锋芒
大器比喻大才。指能担当重任的人物要经过长期的锻炼，所以成就较晚。也用做对长期不得志的人的安慰话。
大 dà/dài 器 qì 晚 wǎn 成 chéng
EXAMPLE SENTENCES

为什么有些人比其他人大器晚成呢？

Why do some people take longer than others to blossom?

柯川有点大器晚成，起步晚且犹豫不决。

Coltrane was something of a late and hesitant starter.

这里，我要给你们讲几个大器晚成的例子。

Here I'll give you some example to show that it is never too late for success.

作为中国一流女星之一，大器晚成的李冰冰继2009年荣获金马影后之后，于2010年，再创佳绩，再添辉煌。

Late-blooming li Bingbing, one of the A-list actresses in China, adds brilliance to her achieved splendor in 2010 after she was crowned the Best actress Award in 2009's Golden Horse Film Festival.

你通常是一个慢热型的人（姜子牙，或是大器晚成），在你真正知道和追逐内心的渴望之前，你需要先经验人生。

You are often a late-bloomer and need to experience life before you can truly know and commit to your heart's desire.

如果我早点知道我大器晚成是有原因的，并且是我不能控制的，我就不会在我二三十岁的时候如此努力的工作。

Had I known earlier, though, that there was a reason beyond my control to explain why I was a low achiever, I may not have worked so hard in my late 20s and early 30s. I was writing and writing.

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