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捷足先登

jié zú xiān dēng

4-character word

What 捷足先登 means

1. the quick-footed climb up first (idiom)
2. the early bird catches the worm
3. first come, first served

The characters in 捷足先登

• 捷jiévictory; triumph; quick
• 足zú(bound form) foot; leg; sufficient; ample; as much as; fully
• 先xiānbeforehand; first; earlier; at first; originally; for the time being; for now
• 登dēngto scale (a height); to ascend; to mount

Example sentences

• 所谓头脑好的人，就如同步伐轻快的云游者，他可以比别人捷足先登，到达人们尚未去过的地方，但是他可能会忽略掉路旁或岔道上的珍贵物品。
  A person with a sharp mind is like a nimble wanderer who can outpace others and reach places uncharted by the masses, yet they might overlook precious treasures along the way or at crossroads.