争先恐后
zhēng xiān kǒng hòuㄓㄥ ㄒㄧㄢ ㄎㄨㄥˇ ㄏㄡˋ
Traditional: 爭先恐後
HSK 6HSK 3.0 · 7–9
Meaning(set phrase)
striving to be first and fearing to be last (idiom); outdoing one another
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Stroke order
TRANH · 6 strokes
to strive for; to vie for; to argue or debate; deficient or lacking (dialect); how or what (literary)
TIÊN · 6 strokes
early; prior; former; in advance; first
KHỦNG · 10 strokes
HẬU · 6 strokes
surname Hou
Related words
- 竞争 jìng zhēng — to compete; competition
- 战争 zhàn zhēng — war; conflict
- 争取 zhēng qǔ — to fight for; to strive for; to win over
- 争论 zhēng lùn — to argue; to debate; to contend; argument; contention; controversy; debate
- 斗争 dòu zhēng — a struggle; fight; battle
- 争夺 zhēng duó — to fight over; to contest; to vie over
- 争议 zhēng yì — controversy; dispute; to dispute
- 争端 zhēng duān — dispute; controversy; conflict