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[只爭朝夕] zhǐzhēngzhāoxī to seize every minute (idiom)
to make the best use of one's time

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        zhǐ/zhī, [祇]/[秖]/[衹]/[隻], only/merely/just/but, variant of 只[zhǐ], grain that has begun to ripen/variant o...
        zhǐshì, merely/simply/only/but
        zhǐyào, if only/so long as
        
        zhǐnéng, can only/obliged to do sth/to have no other choice
        zhǐbuguò, [只不過], only/merely/nothing but/no more than/it's just that ...
        zhǐhǎo, without any better option/to have to/to be forced to
        chuánzhī, [船隻], ship/boat/vessel
        bùzhǐ, not only/not merely
        
        zhǐgù, [只顧], solely preoccupied (with one thing)/engrossed/focusing (on sth)/to look after on...
        zhǐguǎn, solely engrossed in one thing/just (one thing, no need to worry about the rest)/...
        zhǐpà, I'm afraid that.../perhaps/maybe/very likely
        zhǐdé, to have no alternative but to/to be obliged to
        
        zhīshēn, [隻身], alone/by oneself
        zhīzìbùtí, [隻字不提], not to mention (idiom); to say not one word/fig. to omit mention (of a non-perso...
        xíngdānyǐngzhī, [形單影隻], lonely soul/solitary
        
        
        
        
        zhǐyánpiànyǔ, [只言片語], just a word or two (idiom); a few isolated phrases
        jiànzhī, [艦隻], warship
        zhǐshuōbùzuò, [只說不做], to be all talk and no action
        
        
        zhǐjiànshùmùbùjiànsēnlín, [只見樹木不見森林], unable to see the wood for the trees/fig. only able to see isolated details, and...

        zhànzhēng, [戰爭], war/conflict/CL:場|场[cháng],次[cì]
        jìngzhēng, [競爭], to compete/competition
        zhēngqǔ, [爭取], to fight for/to strive for/to win over
        zhēng, [爭], to strive for/to vie for/to argue or debate/deficient or lacking (dialect)/how o...
        zhēngbà, [爭霸], to contend for hegemony/a power struggle
        zhēngchǎo, [爭吵], to quarrel/dispute
        dòuzhēng, [鬥爭], a struggle/fight/battle
        zhēnglùn, [爭論], to argue/to debate/to contend/argument/contention/controversy/debate/CL:次[cì],場|...
        zhēngzhí, [爭執], to dispute/to disagree/to argue opinionatedly/to wrangle
        zhēngduó, [爭奪], to fight over/to contest/to vie over
        kàngzhēng, [抗爭], to resist/to make a stand and fight (against)
        zhēngyì, [爭議], controversy/dispute/to dispute
        zhēngdòu, [爭鬥], struggle/war
        zhēngbiàn, [爭辯], a dispute/to wrangle
        jìngzhēnglì, [競爭力], competitive strength/competitiveness
        jìngzhēngzhě, [競爭者], competitor
        zhēngduān, [爭端], dispute/controversy/conflict
        fēnzhēng, [紛爭], to dispute
        zhēngqì, [爭氣], to work hard for sth/to resolve on improvement/determined not to fall short
        
        zhēngyìxìng, [爭議性], controversial
        zhēngduózhàn, [爭奪戰], struggle
        
        lìzhēng, [力爭], to work hard for/to do all one can/to contend strongly
        
        zhēngfēnduómiǎo, [爭分奪秒], lit. fight minutes, snatch seconds (idiom); a race against time/making every sec...
        zhēngxiānkǒnghòu, [爭先恐後], striving to be first and fearing to be last (idiom); outdoing one another
        jùlǐlìzhēng, [據理力爭], to contend on strong grounds/to argue strongly for what is right
        fēnmiǎobìzhēng, [分秒必爭], seize every minute and second (idiom); not a minute to lose/every moment counts
        zhēngxiāng, [爭相], to fall over each other in their eagerness to...
        zhēngdé, [爭得], to obtain by an effort/to strive to get sth
        jìngzhēngxìng, [競爭性], competitive
        zhēngqiǎng, [爭搶], to fight over/to scramble for
        
        
        yǔshìwúzhēng, [與世無爭], to stand aloof from worldly affairs
        zhēngguāng, [爭光], to win an honor/to strive to win a prize
        lóngzhēnghǔdòu, [龍爭虎鬥], lit. the dragon wars, the tiger battles (idiom); fierce battle between giants
        míngzhēngàndòu, [明爭暗鬥], to fight openly and maneuver covertly (idiom)
        JiěfàngZhànzhēng, [解放戰爭], War of Liberation (1945-49), after which the Communists 共產黨武裝|共产党武装 under Mao Ze...
        zhēngmíngduólì, [爭名奪利], to fight for fame, grab profit (idiom); scrambling for fame and wealth/only inte...
        nǐzhēngwǒduó, [你爭我奪], lit. you fight, I snatch (idiom); to compete fiercely offering no quarter/fierce...
        
        zhēngfēng, [爭鋒], to strive
        jiējídòuzhēng, [階級鬥爭], class struggle
        zhēngxiān, [爭先], to compete to be first/to contest first place
        bùzhēng, [不爭], widely known/incontestable/undeniable/to not strive for/to not contend for
        zhēngquánduólì, [爭權奪利], scramble for power and profit (idiom); power struggle
        lùnzhēng, [論爭], argument/debate/controversy
        
        
        
        
        CháoxiǎnZhànzhēng, [朝鮮戰爭], Korean War (1950-1953)
        zhēnglùndiǎn, [爭論點], contention
        zhēngchí, [爭持], to refuse to concede/not to give in
        

        Cháo/cháo/zhāo, abbr. for 朝鮮|朝鲜[Cháo xiǎn] Korea, imperial or royal court/government/dynasty/rei...
        Cháoxiǎn, [朝鮮], North Korea/Korea as geographic term/Taiwan pr. [Cháo xiān]
        cháozhe, [朝著], facing/advancing (towards)
        wángcháo, dynasty
        cháoshèng, [朝聖], to make a pilgrimage
        yǒuzhāoyīrì, one day/sometime in the future
        cháoxiàng, toward/to face/to open onto/to turn towards/orientation/exposure/Qibla (Islam)
        cháotíng, court/imperial household/dynasty
        zhāoqì, [朝氣], vitality/dynamism
        zhāosīmùxiǎng, to yearn for sth day and night (idiom)
        Cháoxiǎnrén, [朝鮮人], North Korean (person)
        cháobài, to worship/to make customary deferences to/a pilgrimage
        
        Cháoyáng/cháoyáng/zhāoyáng, [朝陽], Chaoyang district in east and northeast Beijing, a county level district of Beij...
        Míngcháo/míngzhāo, Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), tomorrow morning/the following morning
        Qíncháo, Qin Dynasty (221-207 BC)
        jīnzhāo, at the present/now
        
        cháodài, dynasty/reign (of a king)
        
        
        gǎicháohuàndài, [改朝換代], to transition to a new dynasty or regime
        rèhuǒcháotiān, [熱火朝天], in full swing (idiom)/(in a) frenzy/buzzing with activity
        zhāosānmùsì, lit. say three in the morning but four in the evening (idiom); to change sth tha...
        zhāoqìpéngbó, [朝氣蓬勃], full of youthful energy (idiom); vigorous/energetic/a bright spark
        
        
        
        zhāoxī, morning and night/all the time
        
        
        
        Qīngcháo, Ch'ing or Qing dynasty (1644-1911)
        
        huángcháo, the imperial court/the government in imperial times
        Zhāorì/zhāorì, Asahi (Japanese place name, company name etc), morning sun
        
        cháojìn, [朝覲], to give audience (of emperor)/retainers' duty to pay respect to sovereign/hajj (...
        cháoyě, all levels of society/the imperial court and the ordinary people
        
        qiáncháo, the previous dynasty
        
        Sòngcháo, Song Dynasty (960-1279)/also Song of Southern dynasties 南朝宋 (420-479)
        Tángcháo, Tang dynasty (618-907)
        BěiCháo, Northern Dynasties (386-581)
        yīzhāoyīxī, lit. one morning and one evening (idiom)/fig. in a short period of time/overnigh...
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
西         
        cháojiàn, [朝見], to have an audience (with the Emperor)
        zhāolù, morning dew/fig. precarious brevity of human life/ephemeral
        
        
        
        NánBěicháo, Northern and Southern dynasties (420-589)
        
        zhāobùbǎoxī, at dawn, not sure of lasting to evening (idiom); precarious state/imminent crisi...
        
        
        
        CháoxiǎnZhànzhēng, [朝鮮戰爭], Korean War (1950-1953)
        
        
        
        
西         
        
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        Hàncháo, [漢朝], Han Dynasty (206 BC-220 AD)
        
        

        xī, dusk/evening/Taiwan pr. [xì]
        wēizàidànxī, in imminent peril (idiom)/on the brink of crisis
        qiánxī, eve/the day before
        xīyáng, [夕陽], sunset/the setting sun
        Chúxī, lunar New Year's Eve
        Bīnxīfǎníyàzhōu, [賓夕法尼亞州], Pennsylvania
        
        
        
西         xīyángxīxià, [夕陽西下], the sun sets in the west (idiom)
        zhāoxī, morning and night/all the time
        
        
        yīzhāoyīxī, lit. one morning and one evening (idiom)/fig. in a short period of time/overnigh...
        
        zhāobùbǎoxī, at dawn, not sure of lasting to evening (idiom); precarious state/imminent crisi...
        xīzhào, glow of the setting sun
        

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