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分秒必争 — “To seize every minute and second”

分秒必争 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to seize every minute and second”. To make every second count; to race against time. Literally, “Contend for every minute and second”.

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分秒必争 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • 分fēn
  • 秒miǎo
  • 必bì
  • 争zhēng

分秒必争 Character Breakdown

CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
分
fēn4divide, separate, share
秒
miǎo9second unit of time
必
bì5must, bound to
争
zhēng6strive for or compete

Example Sentence with 分秒必争

为了完成项目,团队成员们分秒必争,加班加点。
To complete the project, the team members seized every minute and second, working overtime.

Idioms Related to 分秒必争

Synonyms of 分秒必争

  • zhēng争fēn分duó夺miǎo秒race against time
  • zhǐ只zhēng争zhāo朝xī夕Seize every minute and second

Antonyms of 分秒必争

  • yīn因xún循zuò坐wù误procrastinate and miss opportunities
  • zuò坐shī失liáng良jī机miss a good opportunity

More idioms starting with 分

  • fēn分yī一bēi杯gēng羹get a share of the profits
  • fēn分sān三bié别liǎng两explain in meticulous detail
  • fēn分sī丝xī析lǚ缕scrutinize every detail
  • fēn分jiǔ久bì必hé合,,hé合jiǔ久bì必fēn分Long unity divides, long division unites
  • fēn分bīng兵bǎ把shǒu守divide forces to guard strategic points
  • fèn分nèi内zhī之shì事one's duty or responsibility
  • fēn分bié别bù部jū居classify and arrange into categories
  • fēn分bié别mén门hù户form separate schools of thought
  • fēn分láo劳fù赴gōng功share work and strive for achievement
  • fēn分huà化wǎ瓦jiě解divide and disintegrate
  • fēn分lí厘háo毫sī丝extremely tiny or minute
  • fèn分wài外zhī之wù物something that does not rightfully belong to one

Questions about 分秒必争

What does 分秒必争 mean?
分秒必争 (fēn miǎo bì zhēng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to seize every minute and second”.
How do you pronounce 分秒必争?
分秒必争 is pronounced fēn miǎo bì zhēng in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 分秒必争 literally mean?
Literally, 分秒必争 means “Contend for every minute and second”. It is used to mean “to seize every minute and second”.
What is the Chinese definition of 分秒必争?
一分一秒也一定要争取。形容抓紧时间。
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