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刻不容缓 (kè bù róng huǎn) — Chinese word meaning

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刻不容缓 (kè bù róng huǎn) is a Chinese word: admit of no delay; extremely urgent. This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.

Meaning of 刻不容缓

成语 chéng yǔ idiom

admit of no delay; extremely urgent

保护环境刻不容缓,我们应该从现在做起。

bǎo hù huán jìng kè bù róng huǎn wǒ men yīng gāi cóng xiàn zài zuò qǐ

Protecting the environment admits of no delay; we should start now.

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Word breakdown

刻 kè — moment; instant of time

不 bù — not; negation

容 róng — allow; tolerate; permit

缓 huǎn — delay; postpone; slow down

Structure & writing
1 刻 kè — to carve or engrave patterns or characters on bamboo, wood, jade, stone, metal, etc.

刻 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

1.2 刂 dāo — knife/blade radical (right-side form)
刂 is a component in 38 characters
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2 不 bù — not; no (negation before verbs, adjectives, or adverbs)
不 is a component in 8 characters

不 is an atomic character — it does not decompose further.

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3 容 róng — to contain; to hold; to have capacity for
容 is a component in 1 characters

consists of

3.1 宀 mián — roof/house radical, shelter
宀 is a component in 48 characters
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4 缓 huǎn — slow; unhurried (opposite of 急)

缓 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

4.1 纟 sī — silk/thread radical
纟 is a component in 67 characters
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纹 wén pattern or design on silk fabric; decorative pattern or texture in general 纺 fǎng to spin (cotton, hemp, silk, wool, etc. into yarn or thread) 纽 niǔ handle or loop on an object for lifting or hanging 绅 shēn wide sash worn over the outer garment by ancient scholar-officials 绊 bàn to trip or entangle, impeding movement; to tie someone down so they cannot get away 绑 bǎng to tie up; to bind with rope or cord 绞 jiǎo to twist two or more strands together; to entangle 绣 xiù to embroider (patterns or characters onto fabric using colored thread) 绯 fēi crimson; scarlet 绰 chuò (lit.) ample; spacious; having plenty to spare 绳 shéng rope; cord (twisted from two or more strands of cotton, hemp, palm fibre, grass, etc.) 绵 mián silk floss; raw silk wadding used for padding clothing and quilts 绷 bēng to pull taut; to stretch tight 绸 chóu silk fabric; thin and soft silk textile 绽 zhàn to split open; to burst 缀 zhuì to sew together; to stitch 缅 miǎn distant; far away 缆 lǎn thick rope or iron chain for mooring a ship; heavy cable made of twisted strands 缉 jī to search for; to pursue and arrest 缔 dì to conclude; to establish (a treaty or agreement) 缕 lǚ thread; strand 缘 yuán reason; cause 缚 fù to bind; to tie up 缝 féng to sew; to stitch together with needle and thread 缠 chán to wind around, to wrap around 缤 bīn abundant and varied (as in "缤纷") 缴 jiǎo to hand in or pay (especially when fulfilling an obligation or under compulsion) 蕴 yùn (lit.) to contain; to accumulate 辫 biàn braid; plait of hair woven from divided strands
4.2 爰 yuán — classical conjunction meaning 'thereupon, then'
爰 is a component in 3 characters

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