机不可失，失不再来 [機不可失，失不再來] - opportunity knocks but once (idiom) - jī bù kě shī , shī bù zài lái | Definition | ChinesePod.com

机不可失，失不再来 (機不可失，失不再來)

jī bù kě shī , shī bù zài lái

Pinyin

Definition

机不可失，失不再来 (機不可失，失不再來)

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jī bù kě shī , shī bù zài lái

opportunity knocks but once (idiom)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

bù

1 (negative prefix)
2 not
3 no

zài

1 again
2 once more
3 re-
4 second
5 another
6 then (after sth, and not until then)
7 no matter how ... (followed by an adjective or verb, and then (usually) 也[yě] or 都[dōu] for emphasis)

kě

1 can
2 may
3 able to
4 to approve
5 to permit
6 to suit
7 (particle used for emphasis) certainly
8 very

kě yǐ

1 can
2 may
3 possible
4 able to
5 not bad
6 pretty good

yī zài

1 repeatedly

Idioms (20)

一不做，二不休

yī bù zuò , èr bù xiū

1 don't do it, or don't rest (idiom); either give up, or go through to the end
2 Since we started, we must carry it through whatever happens.
3 in for a penny, in for a pound

一人得道，鸡犬升天

yī rén dé dào , jī quǎn shēng tiān

1 lit. when a man achieves the Dao, his poultry and dogs rise to Heaven (idiom)
2 fig. to ride on sb else's success
3 Once one man gets a government position, all his cronies get in too
4 Once sb has cracked the problem, every Tom, Dick and Harry can do it

一个天南，一个地北

yī ge tiān nán , yī ge dì běi

1 to live miles apart (idiom)

一传十，十传百

yī chuán shí , shí chuán bǎi

1 news pass quickly from mouth to mouth (idiom)
2 an infectious disease spreads quickly (old meaning)

一则以喜，一则以忧

yī zé yǐ xǐ , yī zé yǐ yōu

1 happy on the one hand, but worried on the other (idiom)

Sample Sentences

好了，好了。机不可失，失不再来。赶紧行动吧。这个星期我们就全力做这条新闻，其它的过得去就行。

hǎo le ，hǎo le 。jībùkěshī , shībùzàilái 。gǎnjǐn xíngdòng ba 。zhège xīngqī wǒmen jiù quánlì zuò zhè tiáo xīnwén ，qítā de guòdeqù jiù xíng 。