時不我待 shí bù wǒ dài

DEFINITIONS

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

CHARACTERS

時 shí time, season; era, age, period
不 bù
HSK 1
no, not; un-; negative prefix
我 wǒ
HSK 1
our, us, i, me, my, we
待 dài
HSK 5
treat, entertain, receive; wait