争取时间

Traditional: 爭取時間

zhēng qǔ shí jiān

Dictionary entry

to act with urgency

What does 争取时间 mean?

争取时间 (zhēng qǔ shí jiān) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to act with urgency

2to buy time

Character breakdown

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争zhēngto strive for · to vie for 取qǔto take · to get 时shíold variant of 時|时[shi2]间jiānbetween · among

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争取时间

zhēng qǔ shí jiān

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