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争先恐后
争先恐后 in English: striving to be first and fearing to be last (idiom); outdoing one another
zhēng xiān kǒng hòu
striving to be first and fearing to be last (idiom); outdoing one another
How to pronounce 争先恐后
zhēng xiān kǒng hòu (without tone marks: zheng xian kong hou). zhēng is a first (high, level) tone; xiān is a first (high, level) tone; kǒng is a third (low, dipping) tone; hòu is a fourth (sharply falling) tone.
Characters in 争先恐后
争 zhēng
to strive for; to vie for; to argue or debate
to strive for; to vie for; to argue or debate
先 xiān
beforehand; first; earlier; at first; originally; for the time being; for now
beforehand; first; earlier; at first; originally; for the time being; for now
恐 kǒng
afraid; frightened; to fear
afraid; frightened; to fear
后 hòu
empress; queen; (archaic) monarch
empress; queen; (archaic) monarch
Related words
| 先生 | xiān sheng | teacher; gentleman | HSK 1 |
| 后面 | hòu mian | the back; the rear | HSK 1 |
| 先 | xiān | early; prior | HSK 3 |
| 后来 | hòu lái | afterwards; later | HSK 3 |
| 然后 | rán hòu | then; after that | HSK 3 |
| 最后 | zuì hòu | final; last | HSK 3 |
| 竞争 | jìng zhēng | to compete; competition | HSK 4 |
| 首先 | shǒu xiān | first (of all); in the first place | HSK 4 |
| 恐怕 | kǒng pà | fear; to dread | HSK 4 |
| 后悔 | hòu huǐ | to regret; to feel remorse | HSK 4 |