What does 争先恐后 mean in Chinese?
争先恐后 (zhēngxiān-kǒnghòu) means striving to be first and fearing to be last (idiom); outdoing one another.
CHINESE DICTIONARY ENTRY
争先恐后
striving to be first and fearing to be last (idiom); outdoing one another
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DEFINITIONS & USAGE
Meaning and common use
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striving to be first and fearing to be last (idiom); outdoing one another
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The HSK level, part of speech, and pronunciation come from the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus. The English definitions come from CC-CEDICT. Usage notes and example sentences are hand-written, so they exist for only a handful of entries.
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Vocabulary levels and parts of speech from the HSK 3.1 syllabus. This compiled dictionary is shared under the same CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
COMMON QUESTIONS
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How do you pronounce 争先恐后?
争先恐后 is pronounced zhēngxiān-kǒnghòu.
Is 争先恐后 an HSK word?
争先恐后 is on the HSK 7-9 list of the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus.
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