to rush (to do sth urgent); to try to be the first; to forestall
trad. 搶先
Also written 搶先【qiǎng xiān】
Characters in this word
2抢
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(literary) to knock against (esp. to knock one's head on the ground in grief or rage), opposite in direction; contrary
- Pinyin
- qiāng
- Traditional
- 搶
- Strokes
- 7
- Frequency
- 1700 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