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机不可失，时不再来
機不可失，時不再來
jībùkěshī,shíbùzàilái
1.
Opportunity knocks but once. (idiom)
Character Breakdown
机
jī
desk; machine; moment, opportunity
HSK 1
6 丶
不
bù
no, not, un-; negative prefix
HSK 1
4 丶
可
kě
may, can, -able; possibly
HSK 2
5 丶
失
shī
to lose; to make a mistake, to neglect
HSK 4
5 丶
时
shí
time, season; period, era, age
HSK 1
7 丶
不
bù
no, not, un-; negative prefix
HSK 1
4 丶
再
zài
again, twice, re-
HSK 1
6 丶
来
lái
to arrive, to come, to return; in the future, later on
HSK 1
7 丶
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