刻不容缓刻不容緩

kè bù róng huǎn

HSK level: HSK 7–9

Meaning

to brook no delay; to demand immediate action

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刻kèto carve, to engrave; a quarter hour; a moment亥刂不bùno, not, un-; negative prefix一容róngappearance, looks; form, figure; to contain, to hold宀谷缓huǎnslow, gradual; to postpone, to delay纟爰