争先恐后

Traditional: 爭先恐後

zhēng xiān kǒng hòu

Dictionary entry

(idiom) to compete to be first; to scramble to get ahead; to rush forward for fear of falling behind

What does 争先恐后 mean?

争先恐后 (zhēng xiān kǒng hòu) has the following dictionary meaning.

1(idiom) to compete to be first; to scramble to get ahead; to rush forward for fear of falling behind

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争zhēngto strive for · to vie for 先xiānbeforehand; first; earlier · at first; originally 恐kǒngafraid · frightened 后Hòusurname Hou

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争先恐后

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