惜寸阴 xīcùnyīn to cherish every moment Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 惜 xī verb to cherish (bound form) to cherish; to value highly; to take care of tenderly, as in 珍惜 zhēnxī or 爱惜 àixī寸阴 寸陰 cùnyīn brief moment a very short period of time; literally the time it takes for a shadow to move one inch