刻不容缓
Simplified word
刻不容緩
Traditional word
刻不容缓 English definition
kè bù róng huǎn
- to brook no delay
- to demand immediate action
kè bù róng huǎn
- to brook no delay
- to demand immediate action
HSK level
Characters
- 刻 (kè): quarter (hour); moment; to carve; to engrave; to cut; oppressive; classifier for short time intervals;
- 不 (bù): (negative prefix); not; no;
- 容 (róng): to hold; to contain; to allow; to tolerate; appearance; look; countenance;
- 缓 (huǎn): slow; unhurried; sluggish; gradual; not tense; relaxed; to postpone; to defer; to stall; to stave off; to revive; to recuperate;