争取时间 zhēngqǔshíjiān to race against time Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 争取 爭取 zhēngqǔ verb to strive for to strive for, fight for, or compete for; to work hard to achieve something or win someone over时间 時間 shíjiān noun time the concept of time as a continuous flow of events from the past through the present to the future; often contrasted with 空间 kōngjiān