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lit. fight minutes, snatch seconds (idiom); a race against time · making every second count

争分夺秒
zhēng fēn duó miǎo
zh+ēng·1st tonef+ēn·1st toned+uó·2nd tonem+iǎo·3rd tone
IdiomHSK 7-9
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Our employees are working around the clock to fix the damage caused by the ice storm.
我们的员工正在争分夺秒地修理冰暴带来的损坏。
Synonyms
Synonyms
seize every minute and second (idiom); not a minute to lose · every moment counts分秒必争fēn miǎo bì zhēng(idiom) to seize every minute; to make the best use of one's time只争朝夕zhǐ zhēng zhāo xī(idiom) time and tide wait for no man时不我待shí bù wǒ dàilit. to see a gap and stick in a needle (idiom); fig. to make use of every second and every inch见缝插针jiàn fèng chā zhēn
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