只争旦夕 — “To seize every minute and second”
只争旦夕 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to seize every minute and second”. To make every moment count; to strive for every second.
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只争旦夕 Pronunciation and Pinyin
只争旦夕 Character Breakdown
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面对即将到来的项目截止日期，团队成员们只争旦夕，加班加点地完成任务。
Facing the upcoming project deadline, the team members seized every moment, working extra hours to complete the task.
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- zhǐ只zhǔn准zhōu州guān官fàng放huǒ火，，bù不zhǔn准bǎi百xìng姓diǎn点dēng灯Double standards for those in power
- zhǐ只zhǔn准zhōu州guān官fàng放huǒ火，，bù不xǔ许bǎi百xìng姓diǎn点dēng灯double standard for powerful vs ordinary
- zhǐ只fèng凤gū孤huáng凰a single person without a partner
- zhǐ只kě可yì意huì会，，bù不kě可yán言chuán传understood intuitively, not expressed in words
- zhǐ只kě可zhì智qǔ取，，bù不kě可lì力dí敌Win by wisdom, not by force
- zhǐ只tīng听lóu楼tī梯xiǎng响，，bù不jiàn见rén人xià下lai来all talk and no action
- zhī只zì字bù不tí提not mention a single word
- zhī只zì字piàn片yán言a single word or a few remarks
- zhǐ只yǐng影dān单xíng形utterly alone
- zhǐ只yǐng影gū孤xíng形utterly alone and isolated
- zhǐ只shǒu手dān单quán拳a lone hand with meager power
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What does 只争旦夕 mean?
只争旦夕 (zhǐ zhēng dàn xī) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to seize every minute and second”.
How do you pronounce 只争旦夕?
只争旦夕 is pronounced zhǐ zhēng dàn xī in Mandarin Chinese.
What is the Chinese definition of 只争旦夕?
力争在最短时间内达到目的。亦作“只争朝夕”。