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

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• 卷五 Scroll 5 Wenxuan 文選 — count: 2
• 卷十六 Scroll 16 Wenxuan 文選 — count: 1
• 卷六 Scroll 6 Wenxuan 文選 — count: 1
• 卷二十八 Scroll 28 Wenxuan 文選 — 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42　列傳第7　李德林 Volume 42 Biographies 7: Li Delin Book of Sui 隋書 — 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52　列傳第17 韓擒虎 賀若弼 Volume 52 Biographies 17: Han Qinhu, He Ruobi Book of Sui 隋書 — count: 1
• 卷65 邢巒 李平 Volume 65: Xing Luan, Li Ping Book of Wei 魏書 — 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

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