Chinese word
争先恐后
zhēng xiān kǒng hòu
(idiom) to compete to be first; to scramble to get ahead; to rush forward for fear of falling behind
Traditional: 爭先恐後
Meaning
Definitions are in English.- (idiom) to compete to be first; to scramble to get ahead; to rush forward for fear of falling behind
Characters in this word
争zhēng6 strokesto dispute, to fight, to contend, to strive先xiān6 strokesfirst, former, previous恐kǒng10 strokesfearful, apprehensive后hòu6 strokesafter
Common words: 争 · 先 · 恐 · 后
Words
Words with the same first character
争取zhēng qǔto fight for; to strive for; to win over争议zhēng yìcontroversy; dispute; to dispute争论zhēng lùnto argue; to debate; to contend; argument; contention; controversy; debate; CL:次[ci4],場|场…争夺zhēng duóto fight over; to contest; to vie over争执zhēng zhíto dispute; to disagree; to argue opinionatedly; to wrangle争吵zhēng chǎoto quarrel; dispute