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争先恐后
zhēng xiān kǒng hòu
What 争先恐后 means
- idiomto compete to be first; to scramble to get ahead; to rush forward for fear of falling behind
The characters in 争先恐后
- 争zhēngto strive for; to vie for; to argue or debate
- 先xiānbeforehand; first; earlier; at first; originally; for the time being; for now
- 恐kǒngafraid; frightened; to fear
- 后hòuempress; queen; (archaic) monarch
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