緩不濟急 huǎn bù jì jí

DEFINITIONS

  1. lit. slow no aid to urgent (idiom); slow measures will not address a critical situation
  2. too slow to meet a pressing need

CHARACTERS

緩 huǎn slow, leisurely; to postpone, delay
不 bù
HSK 1
no, not; un-; negative prefix
濟 jì to help, aid, relieve; to ferry, cross
急 jí
HSK 3
quick, quickly; urgent, pressing