| 不失时机 |
bù shī shí jī |
to seize the opportune moment / to lose no time |
| 不 |
bù |
no; not so / (bound form) not; un- |
| 不失 |
bù shī |
still possesses; yet retains (some positive attribute that contrasts with another of its attributes) |
| 失 |
shī |
to lose / to miss / to fail |
| 时 |
shí |
old variant of 时 |
| 时 |
Shí |
surname Shi |
| 时 |
shí |
o'clock / time / when / hour / season / period |
| 时机 |
shí jī |
opportunity; opportune moment |
| 机 |
Jī |
surname Ji |
| 机 |
jī |
(bound form) machine; mechanism / (bound form) aircraft / (bound form) an opportunity / (bound form) crucial point; pivot / (bound form) quick-witted; flexible / (bound form) organic |