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只争朝夕
zhǐ​zhēng​zhāo​xī

to seize every minute

Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents

Senses

只争朝夕/ 只爭朝夕 zhǐ​zhēng​zhāo​xī (also zhǐ​zhēng​zhāo​xì) to seize every minute

(idiom) to make the best use of one's time; to strive to achieve a goal in the shortest possible time

References

same_as 只争旦夕/只爭旦夕 → 只争朝夕/只爭朝夕
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