惜寸阴 (惜寸陰)
xī cùn yīn
Pinyin

Definition

惜寸阴 (惜寸陰)
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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)

kě xī
  1. 1 it is a pity
  2. 2 what a pity
  3. 3 unfortunately
zhēn xī
  1. 1 to treasure
  2. 2 to value
  3. 3 to cherish
cùn
  1. 1 a unit of length
  2. 2 inch
  3. 3 thumb
chǐ cun
  1. 1 size
  2. 2 dimension
  3. 3 measurement
  1. 1 to cherish
  2. 2 to begrudge
  3. 3 to pity
  4. 4 Taiwan pr. [xí]

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