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CHINESE WORD

zhēng fēn duó miǎo

争分夺秒

fight minutes

HSK 7-9
Numbered pinyin
zheng1 fen1 duo2 miao3
English meanings
lit. fight minutes, snatch seconds (idiom), a race against time, making every second count

Example sentences

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  1. 01

    zhēngfēnduómiǎo争分夺秒。

    Race against time.

  2. 02

    qiǎngjiù抢救zhēngfēnduómiǎo争分夺秒。

    Rescue by the second.

  3. 03

    zhēngfēnduómiǎo争分夺秒de地gōngzuò工作。

    Work against the clock.

  4. 04

    quánlìyǐfù全力以赴。

    Go all out.

  5. 05

    kè刻bùróng不容huǎn缓。

    Urgent.

  6. 06

    zhōng终huò获chénggōng成功。

    Finally succeed.

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