缓不济急 — “Slow action is insufficient to address an urgent need”
缓不济急 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Slow action is insufficient to address an urgent need”. Too slow to be of help in an emergency. Literally, “Slow cannot help urgent”.
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缓不济急 Pronunciation and Pinyin
- 缓huǎn
- 不bù
- 济jì
- 急jí
缓不济急 Character Breakdown
Example Sentence with 缓不济急
面对火势蔓延，仅凭水桶接水真是缓不济急，必须立刻调动消防车。
Faced with the spreading fire, merely fetching water with buckets would be slow to meet the urgent need; fire engines must be dispatched immediately.
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Antonyms of 缓不济急
More idioms starting with 缓
- huǎn缓bīng兵zhī之jì计a delaying tactic
- huǎn缓dài带qīng轻qiú裘relaxed, elegant, and refined scholarly demeanor
- huǎn缓jí急qīng轻zhòng重prioritize by urgency and importance
- huǎn缓gē歌màn慢wǔ舞gentle singing and graceful dancing
- huǎn缓gē歌màn缦wǔ舞gentle singing and graceful dancing
- huǎn缓bù步dài代chē车to walk leisurely instead of riding
- huǎn缓bù步dāng当chē车walk slowly, treating it as riding a vehicle
- huǎn缓pèi辔ér而xíng行walk slowly with loose reins
Questions about 缓不济急
- What does 缓不济急 mean?
- 缓不济急 (huǎn bù jì jí) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Slow action is insufficient to address an urgent need”.
- How do you pronounce 缓不济急?
- 缓不济急 is pronounced huǎn bù jì jí in Mandarin Chinese.
- What does 缓不济急 literally mean?
- Literally, 缓不济急 means “Slow cannot help urgent”. It is used to mean “Slow action is insufficient to address an urgent need”.
- What is the Chinese definition of 缓不济急?
- 缓：慢；济：救助。缓慢的行动适应不了紧急的需要。