争分夺秒(zhēng fēn duó miǎo): lit. fight minutes, snatch seconds (idiom)
lit. fight minutes, snatch seconds (idiom)
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Word information
- Pinyin
- zhēng fēn duó miǎo
- Meaning
- lit. fight minutes, snatch seconds (idiom); a race against time
- HSK level
- HSK 7-9
- Characters
- 4
- Traditional
- 爭分奪秒
Related words
Common words sharing a character with 争分夺秒 — tap one to open its word page.
zhēng争qǔ取
HSK 3to fight for
zhàn战zhēng争
HSK 4war; conflict
zhēng争duó夺
HSK 6to fight over
lì力zhēng争
HSK 7-9to work hard for
kàng抗zhēng争
HSK 7-9to resist
zhēng争xiān先kǒng恐hòu后
HSK 7-9(idiom) to compete to be first; to scramble to get ahead; to rush forward for fear of f…
zhēng争guāng光
HSK 7-9to win an honor
zhēng争chǎo吵
HSK 7-9to quarrel
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