yí cùn guāng yīn yí cùn jīn, cùn jīn nán mǎi cùn guāng yīn 一寸光阴一寸金，寸金难买寸光阴 Time is money, and it is difficult for one to use money to get time

Dialogue-

A: Nǐ zěnme zǒngshì zhème mánglù? Méi jiàn nǐ yǒu xián de shíhòu.
你怎么总是这么忙碌？没见你有闲的时候。
Why are you always so busy? You don’t seem to have free time.

B: “Yícùn guāngyīn yí cùn jīn, cùn jīn nán mǎi cùn guāngyīn.” Shíjiān shì bù děng rén de, wǒ yào bǎ měi yì fēnzhōng dōu huó de yǒu jiàzhí.
“一寸光阴一寸金，寸金难买寸光阴。”时间是不等人的，我要把每一分钟都活得有价值。
“Time waits for nobody.” and I want to live every minute worthwhile.