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亡羊补牢

wángyáng-bǔláo

to mend the pen after the sheep are lost; better late than never

HSK 7-9

Pronunciation

wángyáng-bǔláo

Example sentence

虽然项目出了问题,但亡羊补牢,我们现在改进流程还来得及。

Suīrán xiàngmù chūle wèntí, dàn wángyáng-bǔláo, wǒmen xiànzài gǎijìn liúchéng hái láidejí.

Although the project had problems, it's better late than never — we still have time to improve the process now.

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