為時不遠
Chinese
- because of; for; to; act as; take...to be; to be; to do; to serve as; to becomeo'clock; time; when; hour; season; period
not; no far; distant; remote trad. (為時不遠) 為 時 不 遠 simp. (为时不远) 为 时 不 远
Pronunciation
Idiom
為時不遠
- to be not far off (in time)
- 希特勒被消滅以後,打敗日本侵略者就為時不遠了。 [MSC, trad.]
- From: 1945, 毛澤東 (Mao Zedong), 《論聯合政府》 (On Coalition Government), 《毛澤東選集》. English translation based on the Foreign Languages Press edition
- Xītèlè bèi xiāomiè yǐhòu, dǎbài Rìběn qīnlüèzhě jiù wéishíbùyuǎn le. [Pinyin]
- After Hitler is wiped out, the defeat of the Japanese aggressors will not be far distant.
希特勒被消灭以后,打败日本侵略者就为时不远了。 [MSC, simp.]
Synonyms
- 指日可待 (zhǐrìkědài)