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缓不济急

huǎnbùjìjí

Traditional: 緩不濟急

lit. slow no aid to urgent (idiom); slow measures will not address a critical situation / too slow to meet a pressing need

Character Breakdown

缓
huǎn
slow, gradual; to postpone, to delay
HSK 5
不
bù
no, not, un-; negative prefix
HSK 1
济
jì
to aid, to help, to relieve; to ferry across
HSK 4
急
jí
anxious, worried; hasty, quick; pressing, urgent
HSK 3

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