zhēng
fēn
duó
miǎo

HSK 7-9
idiom
common

Meaning of 争分夺秒

争分夺秒 means to race against time; to value every second. Pronounced zhēng fēn duó miǎo. HSK 7-9.

  • to race against time; to value every second

Definitions & Examples

kǎo
shì
kuài
dào
le
 
tóng
xué
men
dōu
zài
zhēng
fēn
duó
miǎo
de
 

The final exams are approaching, and all the students are racing against time to review.

Jiù
yuán
duì
zhēng
fēn
duó
miǎo
de
sōu
xún
xìng
cún
zhě
 

The rescue team is racing against time to search for survivors.

Zài
háng
 
zhēng
fēn
duó
miǎo
de
chuàng
xīn
cái
néng
bǎo
chí
jìng
zhēng
 

In the tech industry, companies must innovate against the clock to maintain their competitiveness.

zhēng
fēn
duó
miǎo
de
gōng
zuò
 
zhōng
zài
jié
zhǐ
qián
wán
chéng
le
xiàng
 

He worked against the clock and finally completed the project before the deadline.