惜寸阴

xī cùn yīn

Definitions

1. to cherish every moment
2. to make good use of one's time

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Child Words of 惜寸阴

a unit of length

overcast (weather)

a very brief period of time (lit. the time it takes for a shadow to move an inch)

to cherish