分秒必争分秒必爭

fēn miǎo bì zhēng

Meaning

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

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分fēnto divide, to allocate; fraction; small unit of time or other quantity八刀秒miǎoa second; a corn kernel; measure word for time禾少必bìsurely, certainly; must; will心丿争zhēngto dispute, to fight, to contend, to strive⺈彐亅

Examples

分秒必争。

fēn miǎo bì zhēng。

Every minute counts.