抢点 (qiāng) — to make up time (to keep on schedule); (sports) to race to a favorable position
Definition
抢 (qiǎng) here means to 'rush' or 'scramble' for a narrow window of time or position. Pairs with 抢时间 ('make up time') and 抢位置 ('race to a spot'); not the 'rob/snatch' sense of 抢.
verb
to make up time (to keep on schedule)(sports) to race to a favorable position
Examples
- ，抢点。Huǒ chē wǎn diǎn le, sī jī zài nǔ lì qiāng.The train is late, and the driver is trying hard to make up time.
- ，。Tā qiǎng le yí gè hǎo diǎn, zhuǎn shēn tóu lán dé fēn le.He raced to a good position, turned and shot to score.
- ，。Wèi le zhǔn shí dào dá, wǒ men dé qiǎng huí wǔ fēn zhōng diǎn.To arrive on time, we need to make up five minutes.
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