汉英词典
Chinese-English Dictionary
MEANING OF 只争朝夕
zhǐ zhēng zhāo xī
只争朝夕 (只爭朝夕)
to seize every minute (idiom) / to make the best use of one's time
朝 in the morning / 夕 at night / 朝夕 Describe short time / Metaphor to seize the time and strive to achieve the goal in the shortest time
夜以继日 争分夺秒 见缝插针 闲不住 不辞辛苦 分秒必争 日以继夜
见"只争旦夕"。
只 zhǐ/zhī 争 (爭) zhēng 朝 cháo/zhāo 夕 xī
EXAMPLE SENTENCES

永远不会失败，只争朝夕，但不要给自己走！

Never fail to seize the day, but don't give yourself away!

让我们只争朝夕，创建一个光明的未来，因为岁月不等人。

Let's just seize the day to construct a bright future, for time and tide wait for no man.

在只争朝夕的时刻，布什决定决定争取美国国会批准同哥伦比亚的自由贸易协定。

Seizing the moment, George Bush decided to send the Colombian free-trade pact to Congress for approval.

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