为时过早

為時過早

wéishí-guòzǎo

idiom #17,011

Meanings

Literally 'as for the time, it is too early'.

HSK 4

说他已经成功了，还为时过早。

Shuō tā yǐjīng chénggōng le, hái wéishí-guòzǎo.

It's still premature to say he has succeeded.

HSK 5

现在下结论为时过早。

Xiànzài xià jiélùn wéishí-guòzǎo.

It's too early to draw a conclusion now.

HSK 5

讨论这个问题为时过早，我们还需要更多数据。

Tǎolùn zhè ge wèntí wéishí-guòzǎo, wǒmen hái xūyào gèngduō shùjù.

It's too soon to discuss this issue - we still need more data.

grammar

为时过早 functions as a predicate and is often preceded by 还 (still). The opposite is 为时已晚 (it's already too late).

为 wéi

时 shí

过 guò

早 zǎo