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[惜寸陰] xīcùnyīn to cherish every moment
to make good use of one's time

Character Composition

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        kěxī, it is a pity/what a pity/unfortunately
        bùxī, not stint/not spare/not hesitate (to do sth)/not scruple (to do sth)
        zhēnxī, to treasure/to value/to cherish
        wǎnxī, to regret/to feel that it is a great pity/to feel sorry for sb
        xī, to cherish/to begrudge/to pity/Taiwan pr. [xí]
        àixī, [愛惜], to cherish/to treasure/to use sparingly
        
        liánxī, [憐惜], to take pity on/to feel tenderness toward
        lìnxī, to stint/to be miserly
        tòngxī, to lament
        
        xībié, [惜別], reluctant to part
        

        yīngcùn, inch (unit of length equal to 2.54 cm.)
        cùn, a unit of length/inch/thumb
        chǐcun, size/dimension/measurement
        shǒuwúcùntiě, [手無寸鐵], lit. not an inch of steel (idiom); unarmed and defenseless
        décùnjìnchǐ, [得寸進尺], lit. win an inch, want a foot (idiom); fig. not satisfied with small gains/give ...
        cùnbùbùlí, [寸步不離], to follow sb closely (idiom)/to keep close to
        fēncun, propriety/appropriate behavior/proper speech or action/within the norms
        
        cùnbùnánxíng, [寸步難行], unable to move a single step (idiom)/to be in an (extremely) difficult situation
        cùncǎobùshēng, lit. not even a blade of grass grows (idiom)/fig. barren
        
        fāngcùn, square cun (Chinese unit of area: 1 cun × 1 cun, or 3⅓ cm × 3⅓ cm)/heart/mind
        shǔmùcùnguāng, short-sighted
        gānchángcùnduàn, [肝腸寸斷], lit. liver and guts cut to pieces (idiom)/fig. grief-stricken
        cùntóu, [寸頭], (male hair style) crew cut/butch cut
        cùnbùbùràng, [寸步不讓], (idiom) not to yield an inch
        
        tóucùn, [頭寸], money market
        
        cùntǔcùnjīn, land is extremely expensive (in that area) (idiom)
        

        yīnmóu, [陰謀], plot/conspiracy
        yīnyǐng, [陰影], (lit. and fig.) shadow
        Yīn/yīn, [陰]/[隂], surname Yin, overcast (weather)/cloudy/shady/Yin (the negative principle of Yin ...
        yīndào, [陰道], vagina
        yīnjīng, [陰莖], penis
        yīnàn, [陰暗], dim/dark/overcast/darkness/shadow/(fig.) dismal/gloomy/somber/murky/shadowy (sid...
        yīnxìng, [陰性], negative/feminine
        yīnxiǎn, [陰險], treacherous/sinister
        yīnyù, [陰鬱], gloomy
        guāngyīn, [光陰], time available
        yīnchén, [陰沉], gloomy
        yīnjiān, [陰間], the nether world/Hades
        yīnbù, [陰部], genitalia
        
        yīnyáng, [陰陽], yin and yang
        yīnànmiàn, [陰暗面], the dark side (of society etc)
        yīnmóujiā, [陰謀家], schemer/conspirator
        yīnhún, [陰魂], ghost/spirit
        yīnmái, [陰霾], haze
        yīndì, [陰蒂], clitoris
        yīnnáng, [陰囊], scrotum
        yīnsēn, [陰森], gloomy/sinister/eerie
        
        yīnlěng, [陰冷], gloomy and cold
        yīnhù, [陰戶], vulva
        yīnyún, [陰雲], dark cloud
        yīnróu, [陰柔], gentle and reserved/soft/feminine
        yīnliáng, [陰涼], shady
        yīntiān, [陰天], cloudy day/overcast sky
        yīnchénchén, [陰沉沉], dark (weather, mood)
        
        
        
        yīnlì, [陰曆], lunar calendar
        yīnyángguàiqì, [陰陽怪氣], eccentric/peculiar/mystifying
        yīnchāyángcuò, [陰差陽錯], (idiom) due to an unexpected turn of events
        shùyīn, [樹陰], shade (of a tree)
        yīnjí, [陰極], cathode/negative electrode (i.e. emitting electrons)
        huìyīn, [會陰], perineum
        yīnxiǎndúlà, [陰險毒辣], treacherous and murderous
湿         yīnshī, [陰濕], dark and moist
        yīngōng, [陰功], hidden merits
        yīnfēng, [陰風], chill wind/(fig.) evil wind
        yīnmáo, [陰毛], pubic hair
        yīncáo, [陰曹], hell/the inferno
        
        yángfèngyīnwéi, [陽奉陰違], outward devotion but inner opposition (idiom); to pay lip service/to agree overt...
        
        
        
        
        
        yīndú, [陰毒], sinister/insidious
        Yīnshān, [陰山], Yin mountains in Inner Mongolia
        yīndé, [陰德], secret virtue
        
        
        
        
        yīnlízǐ, [陰離子], negative ion/anion (physics)

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