seize every minute and second (idiom); not a minute to lose; every moment counts
trad. 分秒必爭
Also written 分秒必爭【fēn miǎo bì zhēng】
Characters in this word
4分
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to divide; to separate, to distribute; to allocate, to distinguish (good and bad), (bound form) branch of (an organization); sub- (as in 分局[fen1 ju2]), fraction, one tenth (of certain units), unit of length equivalent to 0.33 cm, minute (unit of time), minute (angular measurement unit), a point (in sports or games), 0.01 yuan (unit of money)
- Pinyin
- fēn
- Strokes
- 4
- Frequency
- 1072 of 2500
秒
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second (unit of time), arc second (angular measurement unit), (coll.) instantly
- Pinyin
- miǎo
- Strokes
- 9
- Frequency
- 1641 of 2500
必
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certainly, must, will, necessarily
- Pinyin
- bì
- Strokes
- 5
- Frequency
- 9692 of 2500
争
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to strive for, to vie for, to argue or debate, deficient or lacking (dialect), how or what (literary)
- Pinyin
- zhēng
- Traditional
- 爭
- Strokes
- 6
- Frequency
- 13204 of 2500