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争分夺秒

爭分奪秒
zhēngfēnduómiǎo
idiom HSK 7 #30,384

Meanings

  1. 1 to race against time
  2. 2 to seize every minute and second

Examples

救援人员争分夺秒地搜救幸存者。
Jiùyuán rényuán zhēngfēnduómiǎo de sōujiù xìngcúnzhě.
Rescue workers raced against time to search for survivors.
考试前，同学们都在争分夺秒地复习。
Kǎoshì qián, tóngxuémen dōu zài zhēngfēnduómiǎo de fùxí.
Before the exam, all the classmates were studying against the clock.

Tips

memory
Fight for (争) every minute (分), seize (夺) every second (秒) — a vivid image of racing against time.

Stroke Order

争 zhēng
分 fēn
夺 duó
秒 miǎo