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分秒必争

fēn miǎo bì zhēng

4-character word Traditional 分秒必爭

What 分秒必争 means

1. seize every minute and second (idiom); not a minute to lose
2. every moment counts

The characters in 分秒必争

• 分fēnto divide; to separate; to distribute; to allocate; to distinguish (good and bad)
• 秒miǎosecond (unit of time); arc second (angular measurement unit); (colloquial) instantly
• 必bìcertainly; must; will
• 争zhēngto strive for; to vie for; to argue or debate

Example sentences

• 分秒必争。
  Fēnmiǎobìzhēng.
  Every minute counts.