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争先恐后

zhēngxiānkǒnghòu

Traditional: 爭先恐後

striving to be first and fearing to be last (idiom); outdoing one another

HSK 6

Character Breakdown

争
zhēng
to dispute, to fight, to contend, to strive
HSK 4
先
xiān
first, former, previous
HSK 1
恐
kǒng
fearful, apprehensive; to fear, to dread
HSK 4
后
hòu
after; behind, rear; descendants
HSK 1

Additional Information

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
—
HSK Word Level
6