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寸阴

cùn yīn

2-character word Traditional 寸陰

What 寸阴 means

1. a very brief period of time (lit. the time it takes for a shadow to move an inch)

The characters in 寸阴

• 寸cùna unit of length; inch; thumb
• 阴yīnovercast (weather); cloudy; shady

Words containing 寸阴

• 惜寸阴xī cùn yīnto cherish every moment; to make good use of one's time

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