争分夺秒

zhēngfēnduómiǎo

HSK 7

争分夺秒 — zhēngfēnduómiǎo

1. race against time; make every second count

   我们争分夺秒地赶完了项目，终于按时交付了。 wǒmen zhēngfēnduómiǎo dì gǎn wán le xiàngmù zhōngyú ànshí jiāofù le — We raced against time to finish the project and finally delivered on schedule.

2. to hurry; to spare no effort to save time in an urgent situation

   发生火灾后，大家争分夺秒地撤离建筑物。 fāshēng huǒzāi hòu dàjiā zhēngfēnduómiǎo dì chèlí jiànzhùwù — After the fire broke out, everyone hurriedly evacuated the building.