寸金難買寸光陰 cùn jīn nán mǎi cùn guāng yīn

Time is precious.

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. Time is precious.
  2. 2. An ounce of gold can't buy you an interval of time (idiom); Money can't buy you time.

Characters

Character Meaning
寸 cùn HSK 6
a unit of length; inch; thumb
金 jīn HSK 4
gold; money; golden
難 nán
difficult; difficult (to...); difficulty
買 mǎi
to buy; to purchase
寸 cùn HSK 6
a unit of length; inch; thumb
光 guāng HSK 4
light; bright; only
陰 yīn
overcast (weather); cloudy