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惜寸阴
xī​cùn​yīn

to cherish 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. 寸阴 寸陰 cùn​yīn
    brief moment
    a very short period of time; literally the time it takes for a shadow to move one inch