争分夺秒 (zhēng fēn duó miǎo) — to race against time; to make every second count
Definition
A chengyu meaning 'to race against time, make every second count' — used as an adverbial with 地 (争分夺秒地) to describe urgent, time-pressed effort.
phrase
to race against timeto make every second count
Examples
- ，争分夺秒。Zài zāi nàn xiàn chǎng, jiù yuán duì zhēng fēn duó miǎo dì xún zhǎo xìng cún zhě.At the disaster site, the rescue team raced against time to find survivors.
- ，争分夺秒。Gāo kǎo qián yí gè yuè, tā měi tiān zhēng fēn duó miǎo dì fù xí.In the month before the college entrance exam, he made every second count by reviewing every day.
- ，争分夺秒，。Gōng qī hěn jǐn, gōng rén men zhēng fēn duó miǎo, zhōng yú àn shí wán chéng le rèn wu.The deadline was tight, so the workers raced against time and finally finished the task on schedule.
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