时不我待 shí bù wǒ dài

time and tide wait for no man (idiom)

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 37267th word

Definitions

  1. 1. time and tide wait for no man (idiom)

Characters

Character Meaning
时 shí HSK 1
time; when; o'clock
不 bù HSK 1
not; no; (negative prefix)
我 wǒ HSK 1
I; me; my
待 dài HSK 5
to wait; to treat; to deal with