该急不急，易失战机；该缓不缓，难以精算該急不急，易失戰機；該緩不緩，難以精算該急不急，易失戰機；該緩不緩，難以精算

if you don't hurry when you should, you easily lose the chance; if you don't slow down when you should, you can't calculate carefully

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Proverb谚语諺語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: Judge what is urgent and what can wait: seize opportunities but plan carefully.

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Simplified: 该急不急，易失战机；该缓不缓，难以精算
Traditional (Taiwan): 該急不急，易失戰機；該緩不緩，難以精算
Pinyin: gāi jí bù jí, yì shī zhànjī; gāi huǎn bù huǎn, nányǐ jīngsuàn
Bopomofo: ㄍㄞㄐㄧˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧˊ，ㄧˋ ㄕㄓㄢˋ ㄐㄧ；ㄍㄞㄏㄨㄢˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄏㄨㄢˇ，ㄋㄢˊ ㄧˇ ㄐㄧㄥㄙㄨㄢˋ

Written with HSK 7-9 vocabulary, at CEFR level C1.

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