时不可失 shíbùkěshī no time to lose Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 时 時 shí nounadverb opportunity (bound form) opportunity; chance; a favorable timing不可 bùkě auxiliaryadjective cannot to be unable to; to be impossible失 shī verb to miss to miss; to let slip; to fail to seize something like an opportunity or chance