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争分夺秒
爭分奪秒
zhēngfēnduómiǎo
1. lit. fight minutes, snatch seconds (idiom); a race against time
2. making every second count

Character Breakdown

争
zhēng
to dispute, to fight, to contend, to strive
HSK 4 6 丶
分
fēn
to divide, to allocate; fraction; small unit of time or other quantity
HSK 1 4 丶
夺
duó
to rob, to snatch, to take by force
HSK 6 6 丶
秒
miǎo
a second; a corn kernel; measure word for time
HSK 4 9 丶

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