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先发制人
xiān fā zhì rén
What 先发制人 means
- idiomto gain the initiative by striking first; to preempt
The characters in 先发制人
- 先xiānbeforehand; first; earlier; at first; originally; for the time being; for now
- 发fāto send out; to show (one's feeling); to issue
- 制zhìsystem; to control; to regulate
- 人rénperson; people
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