一刻千金 yī kè qiān jīn

DEFINITIONS

  1. time is gold
  2. every minute counts

CHARACTERS

一 yī
HSK 1
one; a, an; alone
刻 kè
HSK 3
carve, engrave; quarter hour
千 qiān
HSK 2
thousand; many, numerous; very; (Cant.) a cheater, swindler
金 jīn
HSK 4
gold; metals in general; money