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抓紧时间

zhuā jǐn shí jiāndictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
to waste no time in (doing sth) / to hurry up
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-82f616a9f8b2032a. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

抓緊時間 抓紧时间 [zhua1 jin3 shi2 jian1] /to waste no time in (doing sth); to hurry up/

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Reference information

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Other forms in these source records: 抓緊時間

  • 抓
    zhuā

    to grab / to catch / to arrest / to snatch / to scratch

  • 紧
    jǐn

    tight / strict / close at hand / near / urgent / tense / hard up / short of money / to tighten

  • 时
    shí

    (bound form) time / hour / period / season / (after a numeral) o'clock / hour(s) / (after a verb phrase or clause) when / while

    Shí

    surname Shi

  • 间
    jiān

    between / among / within a definite time or space / room / section of a room or lateral space between two pairs of pillars / classifier for rooms

    jiàn

    gap / to separate / to thin out (seedlings) / to sow discontent

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.