惜寸阴
xī cùn yīn
Pinyin

Definition

惜寸阴
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xī cùn yīn
  1. to cherish every moment
  2. to make good use of one's time

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

可惜
kě xī
  1. 1 it is a pity
  2. 2 what a pity
  3. 3 unfortunately
珍惜
zhēn xī
  1. 1 to treasure
  2. 2 to value
  3. 3 to cherish
寸
cùn
  1. 1 a unit of length
  2. 2 inch
  3. 3 thumb
尺寸
chǐ cun
  1. 1 size
  2. 2 dimension
  3. 3 measurement
惜
xī
  1. 1 to cherish
  2. 2 to begrudge
  3. 3 to pity
  4. 4 Taiwan pr. [xí]
惜别
xī bié
  1. 1 reluctant to part
爱惜
ài xī
  1. 1 to cherish
  2. 2 to treasure
  3. 3 to use sparingly
不惜
bù xī
  1. 1 not stint
  2. 2 not spare
  3. 3 not hesitate (to do sth)
  4. 4 not scruple (to do sth)
分寸
fēn cun
  1. 1 propriety
  2. 2 appropriate behavior
  3. 3 proper speech or action
  4. 4 within the norms
吝惜
lìn xī
  1. 1 to stint
  2. 2 to be miserly
叹惜
tàn xī
  1. 1 sigh of regret
寸口
cùn kǒu
  1. 1 location on wrist over the radial artery where pulse is taken in TCM
寸土寸金
cùn tǔ cùn jīn
  1. 1 land is extremely expensive (in that area) (idiom)
寸步不离
cùn bù bù lí
  1. 1 to follow sb closely (idiom)
  2. 2 to keep close to
寸步难移
cùn bù nán yí
  1. 1 see 寸步難行|寸步难行[cùn bù nán xíng]
寸步难行
cùn bù nán xíng
  1. 1 unable to move a single step (idiom)
  2. 2 to be in an (extremely) difficult situation
寸草不生
cùn cǎo bù shēng
  1. 1 lit. not even a blade of grass grows (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. barren
寸阴
cùn yīn
  1. 1 a very brief period of time (lit. the time it takes for a shadow to move an inch)
寸头
cùn tóu
  1. 1 (male hair style) crew cut
  2. 2 butch cut
得寸进尺
dé cùn jìn chǐ
  1. 1 lit. win an inch, want a foot (idiom); fig. not satisfied with small gains
  2. 2 give him an inch, and he'll want a mile

Idioms (17)

一寸光阴一寸金
yī cùn guāng yīn yī cùn jīn
  1. 1 lit. An interval of time is worth an ounce of gold. (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. free time is to be treasured
一寸光阴一寸金，寸金难买寸光阴
yī cùn guāng yīn yī cùn jīn , cùn jīn nán mǎi cùn guāng yīn
  1. 1 lit. An interval of time is worth an ounce of gold, money cannot buy you time. (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. Time is precious and must be treasured.
寸土寸金
cùn tǔ cùn jīn
  1. 1 land is extremely expensive (in that area) (idiom)
寸步不让
cùn bù bù ràng
  1. 1 (idiom) not to yield an inch
寸步不离
cùn bù bù lí
  1. 1 to follow sb closely (idiom)
  2. 2 to keep close to
寸步难行
cùn bù nán xíng
  1. 1 unable to move a single step (idiom)
  2. 2 to be in an (extremely) difficult situation
寸草不生
cùn cǎo bù shēng
  1. 1 lit. not even a blade of grass grows (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. barren
寸金难买寸光阴
cùn jīn nán mǎi cùn guāng yīn
  1. 1 An ounce of gold can't buy you an interval of time (idiom); Money can't buy you time.
  2. 2 Time is precious.
得寸进尺
dé cùn jìn chǐ
  1. 1 lit. win an inch, want a foot (idiom); fig. not satisfied with small gains
  2. 2 give him an inch, and he'll want a mile
惺惺惜惺惺
xīng xīng xī xīng xīng
  1. 1 people of talent appreciate one another (idiom)
  2. 2 to sympathize with one another
怜香惜玉
lián xiāng xī yù
  1. 1 to have tender, protective feelings for the fairer sex (idiom)
手无寸铁
shǒu wú cùn tiě
  1. 1 lit. not an inch of steel (idiom); unarmed and defenseless
方寸大乱
fāng cùn dà luàn
  1. 1 (idiom) to become agitated
  2. 2 to get worked up
方寸已乱
fāng cùn yǐ luàn
  1. 1 (idiom) confused
  2. 2 troubled
  3. 3 bewildered
柔肠寸断
róu cháng cùn duàn
  1. 1 lit. to feel as if one's intestines have been cut short
  2. 2 broken-hearted (idiom)
肝肠寸断
gān cháng cùn duàn
  1. 1 lit. liver and guts cut to pieces (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. grief-stricken
食之无味，弃之可惜
shí zhī wú wèi , qì zhī kě xī
  1. 1 lit. to be hardly worth eating, but it would still be a pity to discard it (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. some things have little to no value, yet one is still reluctant to part with them

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