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争先恐后

zhēngxiān-kǒnghòu

Traditional: 爭先恐後

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

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Meaning of 争先恐后 in English

zhēngxiān-kǒnghòuHSK 7–9Syllabus #10651
  1. (idiom) to compete to be first; to scramble to get ahead; to rush forward for fear of falling behind

Characters

争 on its own →
zhēng · to strive for

HSK words with 争

竞争HSK 4争HSK 5争取HSK 5斗争HSK 6战争HSK 6争吵HSK 6争夺HSK 6争论HSK 6争议HSK 6抗争HSK 7–9
先 on its own →
xiān · beforehand; first; earlier

HSK words with 先

先生HSK 1先HSK 3首先HSK 4领先HSK 5事先HSK 5先后HSK 5先进HSK 5率先HSK 6先前HSK 6优先HSK 6
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HSK words with 恐

恐怕HSK 4恐惧HSK 6恐怖HSK 7–9恐吓HSK 7–9恐慌HSK 7–9恐龙HSK 7–9
后 on its own →
hòu · empress

HSK words with 后

后HSK 1后面HSK 2后来HSK 3后年HSK 3后天HSK 3然后HSK 3以后HSK 3最后HSK 3后悔HSK 4今后HSK 4

Level, pinyin and part of speech: HSK Syllabus (CLEC, Nov 2025). Definitions: CC-CEDICT, CC BY-SA 4.0. Sources & licences