世上有兩件事不能等:一、孝順 二、行善。

There are two things in the world that cannot wait: 1. Filial piety, 2. Doing good.

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

1 世上 shìshàng on earth
=2 yǒu
  1. to have; there is
  2. (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意 yǒu intentional)
=2 yòu
  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of (yòu, “again”)
  2. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of (yòu, “and; with a remainder of (when dividing an integer by ten)”)
  3. alternative form of (yòu, “again”)
  4. alternative form of (yòu, “and; with a remainder of (when dividing an integer by ten)”)
=3 liǎng
  1. two
  2. both
  3. some
  4. a few
  5. tael, unit of weight equal to 50 grams (modern) or 1⁄16 of a catty jīn (old)
=3 liàng Original form of (liàng).
4 jiàn
  1. item
  2. component
  3. classifier for events, things, clothes etc
=5 shì
  1. matter
  2. thing
  3. item
  4. work
  5. affair

classifiers: , ,

=5
  1. alternative form of (zì, “to establish”)
  2. alternative form of (zì, “to stab”)
6 不能 néng
  1. cannot
  2. must not
  3. should not
7 děng
  1. to wait for; to await
  2. by the time; when; till
  3. and so on; etc.; et al.
  4. (bound form) class; rank; grade
  5. (bound form) equal to; same as
  6. (used to end an enumeration)
  7. (literary) (plural suffix attached to a personal pronoun or noun)
8
  1. one
  2. single
  3. a (article)
  4. as soon as
  5. entire; whole; all; throughout
  6. "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1)
  7. also pr. yāo for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit
9 孝順 xiàoshùn
  1. filial
  2. dutiful
  3. devoted to one's parents (and grandparents etc)
  4. to show filial piety towards (an older family member)
  5. filial piety
10 èr
  1. two
  2. 2
  3. (Beijing dialect) stupid
11 行善 xíngshàn
  1. to do good works
  2. to be merciful