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机不可失时不再来
机不可失时不再来
机不可失时不再来
机不可失时不再来
机不可失时不再来
机不可失时不再来
机不可失时不再来
机不可失时不再来

机不可失时不再来 Pronunciation and Pinyin

机不可失时不再来 Usage and Examples

Opportunity knocks but once.

Seize the day.

Strike while the iron is hot.

Don't miss the boat.

The characters in 机不可失时不再来

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
机
jī6machine, opportunity, airplane
不
bù4not
可
kě5can, may, suitable
失
shī5lose, miss, or fail
时
shí7time, moment, or hour
不
bú4not
再
zài6again, then, furthermore
来
lái7to come

More words starting with 机

  • jī机jiàn件parts of a machine
  • jī机huì会opportunity, chance
  • jī机huì会zhǔ主yì义de的opportunistic
  • jī机huì会de的opportunistic, of opportunity
  • jī机guān关agency, mechanism
  • jī机guān关bào报official newspaper, organ
  • jī机guān关qiāng枪machine gun
  • jī机zhì制mechanism, system
  • jī机dòng动Maneuver, Mobility
  • jī机biàn变Resourcefulness, Adaptability
  • jī机biàn变néng能lì力Adaptability, Resourcefulness
  • jī机qì器machine, machinery

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Questions about 机不可失时不再来

What does 机不可失时不再来 mean in Chinese?

机不可失时不再来 (jī bù kě shī shí bú zài lái) means “Opportunity knocks but once, Seize the day, Strike while the iron is hot, Don't miss the boat”.

How do you pronounce 机不可失时不再来?

机不可失时不再来 is pronounced jī bù kě shī shí bú zài lái in Mandarin Chinese.

How do you say “Opportunity knocks but once.” in Chinese?

“Opportunity knocks but once.” is 机不可失时不再来 (jī bù kě shī shí bú zài lái) in Chinese.

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