只争朝夕
zhǐ​zhēng​zhāo​xī

to seize every minute

  • created sense approved 只争朝夕/只爭朝夕 · zhǐ​zhēng​zhāo​xī · to seize every minute — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    只争朝夕 / 只爭朝夕

    zhǐ​zhēng​zhāo​xī

    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

    zhǐ​zhēng​zhāo​xì

    只 (literal) → 只 · zhǐ · only 争 (literal) → 争/爭 · zhēng · to strive 朝夕 (literal) → 朝夕 · zhāo​xī · short time

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