机不可失,时不再来 jī bù kě shī , shí bù zài lái

DEFINITIONS

  1. Opportunity knocks but once. (idiom)

CHARACTERS

机 jī desk; machine; moment
不 bù no, not; un-; negative prefix
可 kě may, can, -able; possibly
失 shī lose; make mistake, neglect
时 shí time, season; era, age, period
不 bù no, not; un-; negative prefix
再 zài again, twice, re-
来 lái come, coming; return, returning