缓不济急

Traditional: 緩不濟急

huǎn bù jì jí

Dictionary entry

lit. slow no aid to urgent (idiom); slow measures will not address a critical situation

What does 缓不济急 mean?

缓不济急 (huǎn bù jì jí) has the following dictionary meaning.

1lit. slow no aid to urgent (idiom); slow measures will not address a critical situation

2too slow to meet a pressing need

Character breakdown

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缓huǎnslow · unhurried 不bùno; not so · (bound form) not; un-济Jǐused in place names associated with the Ji River 濟水|济水[Ji3 Shui3] · surname Ji 急jíurgent · pressing

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缓不济急

huǎn bù jì jí

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