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惜分阴
xī​fēn​yīn

to value every moment

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
  1. 惜 xī verb
    to cherish
    (bound form) to cherish; to value highly; to take care of tenderly, as in 珍惜 zhēn​xī or 爱惜 ài​xī
  2. 分阴 分陰 fēn​yīn
    a brief moment
    A very short period of time; an instant; a second. Literally refers to the movement of a shadow on a sundial by a single minute.