| 刻不容缓 |
kè bù róng huǎn |
to brook no delay / to demand immediate action |
| 刻 |
kè |
quarter (hour) / moment / to carve / to engrave / to cut / oppressive / classifier for short time intervals |
| 不 |
bù |
no; not so / (bound form) not; un- |
| 不容 |
bù róng |
must not / cannot / to not allow / cannot tolerate |
| 容 |
Róng |
surname Rong |
| 容 |
róng |
to hold / to contain / to allow / to tolerate / appearance / look / countenance |
| 缓 |
huǎn |
slow / unhurried / sluggish / gradual / not tense / relaxed / to postpone / to defer / to stall / to stave off / to revive / to recuperate |