wàng​chén​mò​jí

far inferior; too late to catch up

  1. to gaze
    to look into the distance; to gaze toward; to observe or watch from afar
  2. traces
    (bound form) traces; tracks; the path or example of those who came before
  3. adjectiveadverb
    not
    (literary) not; used to negate a verb or used in set phrases like 望尘莫及 wàng​chén​mò​jí
  4. to match
    To be as good as or equal to something else; often used in the negative to mean not as good as.