(idiom) to gain the initiative by striking first; to preempt
trad. 先發制人
Also written 先發制人【xiān fā zhì rén】
Characters in this word
4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
发
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to send out, to show (one's feeling), to issue, to develop, to make a bundle of money, classifier for gunshots (rounds)
- Pinyin
- fā
- Traditional
- 發
- Strokes
- 5
- Frequency
- 2017 of 2500
制
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system, to control, to regulate, variant of 製|制[zhi4]
- Pinyin
- zhì
- Strokes
- 8
- Frequency
- 12760 of 2500
人
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person; people, CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2]
- Pinyin
- rén
- Strokes
- 2
- Frequency
- 30 of 2500