Back to Dictionary
一寸光阴一寸金，寸金难买寸光阴
一寸光陰一寸金，寸金難買寸光陰
yīcùnguāngyīnyīcùnjīn,cùnjīnnánmǎicùnguāngyīn
1.
lit. An interval of time is worth an ounce of gold, money cannot buy you time. (idiom)
2.
fig. Time is precious and must be treasured.
Character Breakdown
一
yī
one; a, an; alone
HSK 1
1 丶
寸
cùn
inch; small, tiny
HSK 6
3 丶
光
guāng
light; bright, brilliant; only, merely
HSK 4
6 丶
阴
yīn
the female principle; dark, shaded; hidden, implicit, secret
HSK 2
6 丶
一
yī
one; a, an; alone
HSK 1
1 丶
寸
cùn
inch; small, tiny
HSK 6
3 丶
金
jīn
gold, metal; money
HSK 4
8 丶
寸
cùn
inch; small, tiny
HSK 6
3 丶
金
jīn
gold, metal; money
HSK 4
8 丶
难
nán
hard, difficult, arduous; unable
HSK 3
10 丶
买
mǎi
to buy, to purchase; to bribe, to persuade
HSK 1
6 丶
寸
cùn
inch; small, tiny
HSK 6
3 丶
光
guāng
light; bright, brilliant; only, merely
HSK 4
6 丶
阴
yīn
the female principle; dark, shaded; hidden, implicit, secret
HSK 2
6 丶
Metadata
- Category
- Chinese