争 zhēng
- Strokes
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- Radical
- 亅 — hook
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
争分夺秒
zhēngfēnduómiǎo
to race against time; to seize every minute and second
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Example phrases
- 临近考试，他每天争分夺秒地复习功课。 Línjìn kǎoshì, tā měitiān zhēngfēnduómiǎo de fùxí gōngkè. As the exam drew near, he raced against time every day to review his lessons.
- 比赛最后几分钟，队员们个个争分夺秒地进攻。 Bǐsài zuìhòu jǐ fēnzhōng, duìyuánmen gègè zhēngfēnduómiǎo de jìngōng. In the final minutes of the match, every player fought for every second as they attacked.
- 为了赶上最后一班火车，我们争分夺秒地往车站跑。 Wèile gǎnshàng zuìhòu yī bān huǒchē, wǒmen zhēngfēnduómiǎo de wǎng chēzhàn pǎo. To catch the last train, we raced against time running to the station.
Related words
- 争 zhēng to fight for; to argue
- 争取 zhēngqǔ to strive for; to win over
- 战争 zhànzhēng war
- 争论 zhēnglùn to argue
- 竞争 jìngzhēng to compete; competition
- 争议 zhēngyì dispute; controversy
- 斗争 dòuzhēng to struggle; struggle, fight
- 争吵 zhēngchǎo to quarrel, to argue
- 争夺 zhēngduó to fight for, to compete for
- 抗争 kàngzhēng to resist; to struggle
- 力争 lìzhēng to strive for; to make every effort to obtain
- 争辩 zhēngbiàn to argue; to debate; to dispute