机不可失

機不可失

jībù-kěshī

idiom #19,636

Meanings

HSK 2

机不可失，时不再来。

Jībùkěshī, shí búzài lái.

Opportunity knocks but once - don't let it slip away.

HSK 5

机不可失，我们赶快行动吧。

Jībùkěshī, wǒmen gǎnkuài xíngdòng ba.

We can't miss this chance - let's act fast.

usage

Almost always used with the follow-up phrase 时不再来 (the moment won't come again). Together they form a well-known proverb.

memory

机 (opportunity) + 不可 (cannot) + 失 (lose) - the opportunity cannot be lost.

机 jī

不 bù

可 kě

失 shī