晚

晚 [wǎn] 名

1. ■ （晚上） evening; night:

昨晚 yesterday [last] evening;

今晚 this evening; tonight;

从早到晚 from morning till night

2. ■ （姓氏） a surname:

晚华 Wan Hua

形

1. ■ （时间靠后的; 迟） far on in time; latter; late:

晚清 the latter part of the Qing Dynasty; the late Qing Dynasty;

悔之晚矣。 It's too late to repent.

十分抱歉， 我来得太晚了。 So sorry, I'm so dreadfully late.

我晚了两分钟， 没赶上火车。 I was two minutes too late for my train.

2. ■ （后来的） junior; younger:

晚辈 one's juniors; the younger generation

3. ■ [敬] （旧时在书信中后辈对前辈自称） your humble juniors

副

1. ■ （来得迟） coming late:

早出晚归 go to work early and come back late;

他是大器晚成。 He reached success late in life.

晚做总比不做好。 Better late than never.