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只争朝夕 — “Seize every minute and every second”

只争朝夕 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Seize every minute and every second”. Make every moment count; strive to achieve a goal in the shortest possible time.

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只争朝夕 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • 只zhǐ
  • 争zhēng
  • 朝zhāo
  • 夕xī

只争朝夕 Character Breakdown

CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
只
zhǐ5only, just, merely
争
zhēng6strive for or compete
朝
zhāo12morning; imperial court; dynasty
夕
xī3dusk or evening

Example Sentence with 只争朝夕

为了尽快完成这项重要项目,团队成员们只争朝夕,夜以继日地工作。
To complete this important project as soon as possible, the team members raced against time, working day and night.

Idioms Related to 只争朝夕

Synonyms of 只争朝夕

  • zhēng争fēn分duó夺miǎo秒race against time
  • fēn分miǎo秒bì必zhēng争seize every minute and second

Antonyms of 只争朝夕

  • xū虚dù度nián年huá华waste one's prime years
  • cuō蹉tuó跎suì岁yuè月fritter away time unproductively

More idioms starting with 只

  • zhǐ只zhēng争dàn旦xī夕seize every minute and second
  • 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

Questions about 只争朝夕

What does 只争朝夕 mean?
只争朝夕 (zhǐ zhēng zhāo xī) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Seize every minute and every second”.
How do you pronounce 只争朝夕?
只争朝夕 is pronounced zhǐ zhēng zhāo xī in Mandarin Chinese.
What is the Chinese definition of 只争朝夕?
朝:早晨;夕:晚上;朝夕:形容时间短暂。比喻抓紧时间,力争在最短的时间内达到目的。
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