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分秒必争

fēn miǎo bì zhēngdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
seize every minute and second (idiom) / not a minute to lose / every moment counts
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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-dbd66be00e61f791. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

分秒必爭 分秒必争 [fen1 miao3 bi4 zheng1] /seize every minute and second (idiom); not a minute to lose/every moment counts/

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Other forms in these source records: 分秒必爭

  • 分
    fēn

    to divide / to separate / to distribute / to allocate / to distinguish (good and bad) / (bound form) branch of (an organization) / sub- (as in 分局[fēn jú]) / fraction / one tenth (of certain units) / unit of length equivalent to 0.33 cm / minute (unit of time) / minute (angular measurement unit) / a point (in sports or games) / 0.01 yuan (unit of money)

    fèn

    part / share / ingredient / component

  • 秒
    miǎo

    second (unit of time) / arc second (angular measurement unit) / (coll.) instantly

  • 必
    bì

    must / necessarily / certainly / (literary) if

  • 争
    zhēng

    to strive for / to vie for / to argue or debate / deficient or lacking (dialect) / how or what (literary)

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.