后知后觉
hòu​zhī​hòu​jué

to realize in hindsight

  1. 后 後 hòu locativepreposition
    after
    (bound form) later in time; afterwards; future; subsequent in a sequence
  2. 知 zhī verb
    to know
    to know; to be aware of; to realize or sense
  3. 后 後 hòu locativepreposition
    after
    (bound form) later in time; afterwards; future; subsequent in a sequence
  4. 觉 覺 jué verbadjective
    to realize
    to become aware; to wake up to a truth; to realize or become enlightened