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马后炮

馬後炮
mǎ hòu pào
belated action, too late
noun

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Example Sentences

他的建议就像马后炮,没有用。
tāde jiànyì jiùxiàng mǎhòupào , méiyǒu yòng 。
His suggestion was like a belated action; it was useless.
我们要避免马后炮的情况发生。
wǒmen yào bìmiǎn mǎhòupào de qíngkuàng fāshēng 。
We need to avoid situations of belated actions.
如果你总是马后炮,就会错过机会。
rúguǒ nǐ zǒngshì mǎhòupào , jiù huì cuòguò jīhuì 。
If you always act too late, you will miss opportunities.

Words Starting With 马

马上mǎ shàng
"at once, right away, immediately; lit. on horseback"
马虎mǎ hu
careless; sloppy; negligent; skimpy

Words Ending With 炮

鞭炮biān pào
firecrackers; a string of small firecrackers

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Individual characters

马mǎ · horse, abbr. for Malaysia 馬來西亞|马来西亚
HSK 3
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后hòu · back, behind, after, later›炮pào · cannon, firecracker›

Same Characters, Different Readings

马后炮mǎ hòu pào
belated action, too late

Homophones

马后炮mǎ hòu pào
belated action, too late