(idiom) to compete to be first; to scramble to get ahead; to rush forward for fear of falling behind
trad. 爭先恐後
Also written 爭先恐後【zhēng xiān kǒng hòu】
Characters in this word
4争
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to strive for, to vie for, to argue or debate, deficient or lacking (dialect), how or what (literary)
- Pinyin
- zhēng
- Traditional
- 爭
- Strokes
- 6
- Frequency
- 13204 of 2500
先
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beforehand; first; earlier, at first; originally, for the time being; for now, (prefix) my late (in referring to deceased relatives older than oneself)
- Pinyin
- xiān
- Strokes
- 6
- Frequency
- 295 of 2500
恐
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afraid, frightened, to fear
- Pinyin
- kǒng
- Strokes
- 10
- Frequency
- 48350 of 2500
后
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surname Hou
- Pinyin
- Hòu
- Strokes
- 6
- Frequency
- 233 of 2500