一寸光阴一寸金，寸金难买寸光阴

yī cùn guāng yīn yī cùn jīn , cùn jīn nán mǎi cùn guāng yīn

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Definitions

  1. 1. fig. Time is precious and must be treasured.

Child Words of 一寸光阴一寸金，寸金难买寸光阴

一
yī

one

光
guāng

light

寸
cùn

a unit of length

买
mǎi

to buy

金
jīn

chemical element Au

阴
yīn

overcast (weather)

难
nán

difficult (to...)

难
nàn

disaster

一寸光阴一寸金
yī cùn guāng yīn yī cùn jīn

fig. free time is to be treasured

光阴
guāng yīn

time available

寸金难买寸光阴
cùn jīn nán mǎi cùn guāng yīn

Time is precious.