决不待时 — “To act or execute immediately without delay”
决不待时 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to act or execute immediately without delay”. Especially in serious or critical situations where waiting is deemed inappropriate or unnecessary. Literally, “Definitely not wait for the time”.
决不待时 Pronunciation and Pinyin
决不待时 Character Breakdown
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- jué决yī一sǐ死zhàn战fight to the death
- jué决yī一shèng胜fù负fight to a finish
- jué决yī一cí雌xióng雄contend for supremacy
- jué决mìng命zhēng争shǒu首fight desperately for first place
- jué决duàn断rú如liú流decide swiftly and smoothly
- jué决yù狱duàn断xíng刑administer justice
- jué决yóu疣kuì溃yōng痈utterly rotten or corrupt
- jué决yōng痈kuì溃jū疽solve a critical problem decisively
- jué决cè策qiān千lǐ里make strategic decisions from afar
- jué决shèng胜zhī之jī机opportune moment for decisive victory
- jué决shèng胜yú于qiān千lǐ里zhī之wài外decide victory from a thousand miles away
- jué决shèng胜qiān千lǐ里orchestrate decisive victory from a distance
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Open the tool →Questions about 决不待时
What does 决不待时 mean?
决不待时 (jué bù dài shí) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to act or execute immediately without delay”.
How do you pronounce 决不待时?
决不待时 is pronounced jué bù dài shí in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 决不待时 literally mean?
Literally, 决不待时 means “Definitely not wait for the time”. It is used to mean “to act or execute immediately without delay”.
What is the Chinese definition of 决不待时?
指对已判死刑的重犯不待秋后而立即执行。封建时代处决死囚多在秋后，但案情重大者可立即处决，故谓。