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

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Child Words of 一寸光阴一寸金，寸金难买寸光阴

• 一 一 yī: one
• 光 光 guāng: light
• 寸 寸 cùn: a unit of length
• 买 买 mǎi: to buy
• 金 金 jīn: chemical element Au
• 阴 阴 yīn: overcast (weather)
• 难 难 nán: difficult (to...)
• 难 难 nàn: disaster
• 一寸光阴一寸金 一寸光阴一寸金 yī cùn guāng yīn yī cùn jīn: fig. free time is to be treasured
• 光阴 光阴 guāng yīn: time available
• 寸金难买寸光阴 寸金难买寸光阴 cùn jīn nán mǎi cùn guāng yīn: Time is precious.