争分夺秒

争分夺秒爭分奪秒 zhēng fēn duó miǎo ㄓㄥ ㄈㄣ ㄉㄨㄛˊ ㄇㄧㄠˇ zang1 fan1 dyut6 miu5 HSK 7-9

  • lit. fight minutes, snatch seconds (idiom); a race against time
  • making every second count

Stroke order

Practice writing

Draw 争 (1 of 4) — stroke by stroke.

Draw each stroke of the character in order using your mouse or finger. A hint appears after three misses.

Character breakdown

Example sentences

  • 我们的员工正在争分夺秒地修理冰暴带来的损坏。 Our employees are working around the clock to fix the damage caused by the ice storm.

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