争分夺秒

爭分奪秒

zhēngfēn-duómiǎo

idiom HSK 7-9 #30,384

Meanings

HSK 3

考试前，同学们都在争分夺秒地复习。

Kǎoshì qián, tóngxué men dōu zài zhēngfēn-duómiǎo de fùxí.

Before the exam, all the classmates were studying against the clock.

HSK 7-9

救援人员争分夺秒地搜救幸存者。

Jiùyuán rényuán zhēngfēn-duómiǎo de sōujiù xìngcúnzhě.

Rescue workers raced against time to search for survivors.

memory

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

争 zhēng

分 fēn

夺 duó

秒 miǎo