争分夺秒(zhēng fēn duó miǎo)

HSK 7-94 charactersTrad. 爭分奪秒

lit. fight minutes, snatch seconds (idiom)

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to strive forFull guide →
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second (unit of time)Full guide →

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

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