刻不容缓

刻不容緩

kè bù róng huǎn

HSK 6

to brook no delay, to demand immediate action

Individual characters

这个问题刻不容缓，我们必须立刻解决。

zhègè wèntí kè bùróng huǎn ， wǒmen bìxū lìkè jiějué 。

This issue brooks no delay; we must solve it immediately.

面对洪水，他意识到刻不容缓的救援是必要的。

miànduì hóngshuǐ ， tā yìshí dào kè bùróng huǎn de jiùyuán shì bìyào de 。

In the face of the flood, he realized that immediate rescue was necessary.

在这些危机情况下，行动刻不容缓。

zài zhèixiē wēijī qíngkuàng xià ， xíngdòng kè bùróng huǎn 。

In these crisis situations, action cannot be delayed.