分秒必争 in English fen1 miao3 bi4 zheng1 Meaning

Meanings

• seize every minute and second (idiomatic expression); not a minute to lose
• every moment counts

Pinyin

fen1 miao3 bi4 zheng1

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

分fen1to divide 秒miao3second (unit of time) 必bi4certainly 争zheng1to strive for