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争先恐后
繁體 爭先恐後
zhēng xiān kǒng hòuzheng1 xian1 kong3 hou4
HSK 6HSK 3.0 · 7freq #27,476l
释义Meanings
  1. 1.striving to be first and fearing to be last (idiom); outdoing one another
  2. 2.(idiom) to compete to be first; to scramble to get ahead; to rush forward for fear of falling behind
汉字Characters
zhēng
to dispute, to fight, to contend, to strive
radical:
decomp: ⿱⺈⿻彐亅
xiān
first, former, previous
radical:
decomp: ⿱⿰?土儿
kǒng
fearful, apprehensive; to fear, to dread
radical:
decomp: ⿱巩心
hòu
after; behind, rear; descendants
radical:
decomp: ⿸?口
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