- ⺈(nail; claw (scratching hand))ASSOCIATIVE
- 彐(hand; grasp; hold)ASSOCIATIVE
- 亅(hook; pull back)ASSOCIATIVE
Two hands pulling and jerking back and forth — that is the struggle to seize.
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争分夺秒
争分夺秒
lit. fight minutes, snatch seconds (idiom); a race against time
HSK 7 (3.0)2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹动verb
lit. fight minutes, snatch seconds (idiom); a race against time
- 。
We must work by making every second count.
- 貳副adverb
making every second count
- 。
We must work, making the most of every second.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 八(divide; separate; eight)ASSOCIATIVE
- 刀(knife; blade; sword)RADICAL
Using a knife to chop something in half represents division or separation.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 大(large; adult)RADICAL
- 寸(inch; palm of hand)ASSOCIATIVE
A strong adult hand snatching something away is the action of seizing or wresting it from someone.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 禾(rice plant)RADICAL
- 少(little; few)PHONO-SEMANTIC
A second is as tiny as a grain of rice, the shortest moment in time.
争分夺秒
Traditional爭分奪秒
lit. fight minutes, snatch seconds (idiom); a race against time
HSK 7 (3.0)2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹动verb
lit. fight minutes, snatch seconds (idiom); a race against time
- 。
We must work by making every second count.
- 貳副adverb
making every second count
- 。
We must work, making the most of every second.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- ⺈(nail; claw (scratching hand))ASSOCIATIVE
- 彐(hand; grasp; hold)ASSOCIATIVE
- 亅(hook; pull back)ASSOCIATIVE
Two hands pulling and jerking back and forth — that is the struggle to seize.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 八(divide; separate; eight)ASSOCIATIVE
- 刀(knife; blade; sword)RADICAL
Using a knife to chop something in half represents division or separation.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 大(large; adult)RADICAL
- 寸(inch; palm of hand)ASSOCIATIVE
A strong adult hand snatching something away is the action of seizing or wresting it from someone.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 禾(rice plant)RADICAL
- 少(little; few)PHONO-SEMANTIC
A second is as tiny as a grain of rice, the shortest moment in time.
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