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Definition(s) for: 分秒必争

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
分秒必争 fēn miǎo bì zhēng - seize every minute and second (idiom); not a minute to lose
- every moment counts

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - 33,054 66,589 59,378

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
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[fen1 ju2])
- 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
miǎo- second (unit of time)
- arc second (angular measurement unit)
- (coll.) instantly
- certainly
- must
- will
- necessarily
zhēng- to strive for
- to vie for
- to argue or debate
- deficient or lacking (dialect)
- how or what (literary)

Other Words Containing 分秒必争

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
分秒必争 - - 33,054 66,589 59,378