刻不可缓 — “To admit of no delay”
刻不可缓 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to admit of no delay”. To brook no delay; to be extremely urgent and cannot be postponed for a moment. Literally, “A moment cannot be delayed”.
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刻不可缓 Pronunciation and Pinyin
刻不可缓 Character Breakdown
Stroke OrderExample Sentence with 刻不可缓
这项救援任务刻不可缓，我们必须争分夺秒，确保所有人都安全撤离。
This rescue mission brooks no delay; we must race against time to ensure everyone is safely evacuated.
Idioms Related to 刻不可缓
Synonyms of 刻不可缓
More idioms starting with 刻
- kè刻bù不róng容sōng松cannot relax even for a moment
- kè刻bù不dài待shí时Time is pressing
- kè刻yì意qiú求gōng工strive for exquisite perfection
- kè刻yì意jīng经yíng营meticulously manage and plan
- kè刻mù木wéi为lì吏Extreme dread of tyrannical officials
- kè刻mù木wéi为hú鹄a rough but similar imitation
- kè刻huà画rù入wēi微depict with meticulous detail
- kè刻huà画wú无yán盐making an inappropriate comparison
- kè刻huà画wú无yán盐，，táng唐tū突xī西shī施insulting beauty by comparing it to ugliness
- kè刻zhāng章zhuó琢jù句meticulously refine writing
- kè刻cuì翠cái裁hóng红meticulously refine and embellish literary language
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Open the tool →Questions about 刻不可缓
What does 刻不可缓 mean?
刻不可缓 (kè bù kě huǎn) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to admit of no delay”.
How do you pronounce 刻不可缓?
刻不可缓 is pronounced kè bù kě huǎn in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 刻不可缓 literally mean?
Literally, 刻不可缓 means “a moment cannot be delayed”. It is used to mean “to admit of no delay”.
What is the Chinese definition of 刻不可缓?
刻：片刻；缓：延缓，耽搁。比喻情势紧迫，一刻也不允许拖延