What 刻不容缓 means
- Without delay (demand immediate action - not slow to)
These meanings come from the same dictionary that powers the Chinese to Pinyin translator and the Chinese to English translator, so a whole sentence containing 刻不容缓 will read it the same way this page does.
Character by character
How to write 刻不容缓
Stroke order is not decoration — it is what makes handwriting legible and what dictionary lookup by stroke count depends on.
Practise 刻不容缓 on printable 田字格 sheets, trace it in the writing practice tool, or watch any other character in the Stroke Order Animator.
Questions about 刻不容缓
What does 刻不容缓 mean in English?
刻不容缓 is pronounced kèbùrónghuǎn and means Without delay (demand immediate action - not slow to).
How do you pronounce 刻不容缓?
刻不容缓 is kèbùrónghuǎn in pinyin — written keburonghuan without tone marks. Press the audio button on this page to hear it spoken by a native voice.
What are the characters in 刻不容缓?
刻不容缓 is written with 4 characters: 刻 (kè) Engrave (harsh - extreme), 不 (bù) No (not), 容 (róng) Allow (tolerate - permit - hold - contain), 缓 (huǎn) Slow (relaxed). Knowing the parts is usually how the whole word becomes memorable.
How is 刻不容缓 written in traditional Chinese?
刻不容緩. The simplified form 刻不容缓 is used in mainland China and Singapore; 刻不容緩 is used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau. Both are pronounced kèbùrónghuǎn.
Is 刻不容缓 an HSK word?
Yes — 刻不容缓 is on the official HSK 6 vocabulary list. You can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 6 page.
Studied around the same time
Keep going
Translate a whole sentence containing 刻不容缓 with the Chinese to Pinyin translator, study it alongside the rest of HSK 6, drill it with HSK flashcards, or save it above and review it on your review deck.
Browse the dictionary
Every word on this site links to its entry — tap any word in a graded reader, a translation result or an HSK list to land on a page like this one.
Dictionary index