HSK 6 vocabulary › 刻不容缓
刻不容缓
刻不容缓 in English: to brook no delay; to demand immediate action
kè bù róng huǎn
to brook no delay; to demand immediate action
How to pronounce 刻不容缓
kè bù róng huǎn (without tone marks: ke bu rong huan). kè is a fourth (sharply falling) tone; bù is a fourth (sharply falling) tone; róng is a second (rising) tone; huǎn is a third (low, dipping) tone.
Characters in 刻不容缓
刻 kè
quarter (hour); moment; to carve
quarter (hour); moment; to carve
不 bù
no; not so; (bound form) not; un-
no; not so; (bound form) not; un-
容 róng
to hold; to contain; to allow
to hold; to contain; to allow
缓 huǎn
slow; unhurried; sluggish
slow; unhurried; sluggish
Related words
| 不 | bù | no; not so | HSK 1 |
| 不客气 | bù kè qi | you're welcome; don't mention it | HSK 1 |
| 对不起 | duì bu qǐ | I'm sorry; excuse me | HSK 1 |
| 刻 | kè | quarter (hour); moment | HSK 3 |
| 不但……而且…… | búdàn…érqiě… | not only...; but also... | HSK 3 |
| 容易 | róng yì | easy; straightforward | HSK 3 |
| 不得不 | bù dé bù | have no choice or option but to; cannot but | HSK 4 |
| 不管 | bù guǎn | not to be concerned; regardless of | HSK 4 |
| 不过 | bù guò | only; merely | HSK 4 |
| 不仅 | bù jǐn | not just; not limited to | HSK 4 |