寸阴 (寸陰) cùnyīn
cùnyīn
noun
a very brief period of time ( the time it takes for a shadow to move an inch)
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: (CC-CEDICT '寸陰')
Contained in
- 惜寸阴(惜寸陰) to cherish every moment; to make good use of one's time
Word is mentioned most frequently in
Truncated for common words
- 卷五 Scroll 5 Wenxuan 文選 — count: 2
- 卷六十 列傳第二十 范泰 王准之 王韶之 荀伯子 Volume 60 Biographies 20: Fan Tai, Wang Zhunzhi, Xun Bozi Book of Song 宋書 — count: 1
- 卷五十 列傳第四十四 文學下 Volume 50: Men of Letters 2 Book of Liang 梁書 — count: 1
- 卷七十 列傳第三十 袁淑 Volume 70 Biographies 30: Yuan Shu Book of Song 宋書 — count: 1
- 卷76 列傳第41 文學 Volume 76 Biographies 41: Men of Letters Book of Sui 隋書 — count: 1
- 卷四十一 列傳第三十五 王規 劉瑴 宗懍 王承 褚翔 蕭介 從父兄洽 褚球 劉孺 弟覽 遵 劉潛 弟孝勝 孝威 孝先 殷芸 蕭幾 Volume 41: Wang Gui; Liu Jue; Zong Lin; Wang Cheng; Chu Xiang; Xiao Jie; Xiao Qia; Chu Qiu; Liu Ru; Liu Lan; Liu Zun; Liu Qian; Liu Xiaosheng; Liu Xiaowei; Liu Xiaoxian; Yin Yun; Xiao Ji Book of Liang 梁書 — count: 1
- 卷五十二 Scroll 52 Wenxuan 文選 — count: 1
- 卷五十四 Scroll 54 Wenxuan 文選 — count: 1
- 卷六十八 列傳第五十六: 豆盧寧 楊紹 王雅 韓雄 賀若敦 Volume 68 Biographies 56: Dou Luning, Yang Shao, Wang Ya, Han Xiong, He Ruodun History of the Northern Dynasties 北史 — count: 1
- 卷42 列傳第34 蕭撝 蕭世怡 蕭圓肅 蕭大圜 宗懍 劉璠 柳霞 Volume 42 Biographies 34: Xiao Hui; Xiao Shiyi; Xiao Yuansu; Xiao Dahuan; Zong Lin; Liu Fan; Liu Xia Book of Zhou 周書 — count: 1
Collocations
- 重寸阴 (重寸陰) 古人重寸陰而賤尺璧 — Book of Song 宋書, 卷六十 列傳第二十 范泰 王准之 王韶之 荀伯子 Volume 60 Biographies 20: Fan Tai, Wang Zhunzhi, Xun Bozi — count: 4
- 吝寸阴 (吝寸陰) 吝寸陰而敗尺璧 — Book of Song 宋書, 卷七十 列傳第三十 袁淑 Volume 70 Biographies 30: Yuan Shu — count: 3