(idiom) no sooner said than done; before you know it
trad. 說時遲，那時快
Also written 說時遲，那時快【shuō shí chí , nà shí kuài】
Characters in this word
5说
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to persuade
- Pinyin
- shuì
- Traditional
- 說
- Strokes
- 9
- Frequency
- 19 of 2500
时
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old variant of 時|时[shi2]
- Pinyin
- shí
- Traditional
- 旹
- Strokes
- 7
- Frequency
- 224 of 2500
迟
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surname Chi
- Pinyin
- Chí
- Traditional
- 遲
- Strokes
- 7
- Frequency
- 4802 of 2500
那
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surname Na
- Pinyin
- Nā
- Strokes
- 6
- Frequency
- 28 of 2500
快
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rapid, quick, speed, rate, soon, almost, to make haste, clever, sharp (of knives or wits), forthright, plainspoken, gratified, pleased, pleasant
- Pinyin
- kuài
- Strokes
- 7
- Frequency
- 102 of 2500