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先声夺人
先聲奪人
xiānshēngduórén
1. to gain the upper hand by a show of strength

Character Breakdown

先
xiān
first, former, previous
HSK 1 6 丶
声
shēng
sound, noise; voice, tone, music
HSK 3 7 丶
夺
duó
to rob, to snatch, to take by force
HSK 6 6 丶
人
rén
man, person; people
HSK 1 2 丶

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