抢先

Traditional: 搶先

qiǎng xiān

Dictionary entry

to rush (to do sth urgent)

What does 抢先 mean?

抢先 (qiǎng xiān) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to rush (to do sth urgent)

2to try to be the first

3to forestall

Character breakdown

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抢qiāng(literary) to knock against (esp. to knock one's head on the ground in grief or rage) · opposite in direction; contrary 先xiānbeforehand; first; earlier · at first; originally

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抢先

qiǎng xiān

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