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缓不济急

huǎn bù jì jídictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
lit. slow no aid to urgent (idiom) / slow measures will not address a critical situation / too slow to meet a pressing need
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-15406b10fe3f3328. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

緩不濟急 缓不济急 [huan3 bu4 ji4 ji2] /lit. slow no aid to urgent (idiom); slow measures will not address a critical situation/too slow to meet a pressing need/

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Other forms in these source records: 緩不濟急

  • 缓
    huǎn

    slow / unhurried / sluggish / gradual / not tense / relaxed / to postpone / to defer / to stall / to stave off / to revive / to recuperate

  • 不
    bù

    no / not so / (bound form) not / un-

  • 济
    jǐ

    used in 濟濟|济济[jǐ jǐ]

    jì

    to cross a river / to aid or relieve / to be of help

    Jǐ

    used in place names associated with the Ji River 濟水|济水[Jǐ Shuǐ] / surname Ji

  • 急
    jí

    urgent / pressing / rapid / hurried / worried / to make (sb) anxious

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.