刻不容缓
kèbù-rónghuǎnTraditional 刻不容緩
extremely urgent; brooking no delay
Every meaning
kèbù-rónghuǎn
- extremely urgent; brooking no delay
Its characters
- 刻kèto carve; to engrave
- 不bùnot; no
- 容róngto contain; to hold
- 缓huǎnslow; unhurried
Words with 刻
Words with 不
Meanings are from Mandarin The Wild’s own dictionary. Levels follow the official HSK word list (the exam’s 2025 syllabus, levels 7–9 shown together).