刻不容缓

kè bù róng huǎn

brooking not a moment’s delay

Character by character

刻kè
a moment

不bù
not

容róng
allow

缓huǎn
delay

治理污染已经刻不容缓。

Tackling pollution can no longer be delayed for a moment.

Tone: neutral.

Learn this in Lesson 105 · HSK 7–9: 蓝天与“双碳” (Blue skies and carbon goals)

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