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机不可失,时不再来

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jī bù kě shī , shí bù zài lái

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  1. 1. Opportunity knocks but once. (idiom)

Child Words of 机不可失,时不再来

不
bù

no; not so

不再
bù zài

no more

来
lái

to come

再
zài

again; once more; re-

可
kě

can

时
shí

o'clock

不可
bù kě

cannot; should not; must not

失
shī

to lose

时不再来
shí bù zài lái

Time that has passed will never come back. (idiom)

机
jī

(bound form) machine; mechanism

机不可失
jī bù kě shī

No time to lose! (idiom)

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