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争先恐后 zhēng xiān kǒng hòu 争先恐后(6) 她的追求者几乎是争先恐后向她献殷勤。tā de zhuīqiú zhě jīhū shì zhēngxiānkǒnghòu xiàng tā xiànyīnqínHer admirers almost fell over each other with offers of hospitality.这场抢劫统共经历了三分钟，因为这伙人争先恐后的爬进汽车，以使人难以置信的速度把汽车开跑了。zhè chǎng qiǎngjié tǒnggòng jīnglì le sān fēnzhōng yīnwèi zhè huǒ rén zhēngxiānkǒnghòu de pá jìn qìchē yǐ shǐ rén nányǐzhìxìn de sùdù bǎ qìchē kāi pǎo leThe raid was all over in three minutes, for the men scrambled back into the car and it moved off at a fantastic speed. 6

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爭先恐後 striving to be first and fearing to be last (idiom); outdoing one another 争 (zhēng) dispute, fight, contend, strive先 (xiān) early儿 (ér) son, child恐 (kǒng) fear巩 (gǒng) bind心 (xīn) heart后 (hòu) after, behind, queen, empress, sovereign𠂋 [一 (one) + 𠂆]口 (kǒu) mouth 28

Hanzi	争先恐后
Traditional	爭先恐後
Pinyin	zhēng xiān kǒng hòu
Dict	striving to be first and fearing to be last (idiom); outdoing one another
Homophons	争先恐后(6)
Components	*争 (zhēng)* dispute, fight, contend, strive 先 (xiān) early** 儿 (ér) son, child *恐 (kǒng)* fear** 巩 (gǒng) bind 心 (xīn) heart *后 (hòu)* after, behind, queen, empress, sovereign** 𠂋 [一 (one) + 𠂆] 口 (kǒu) mouth
example Sentences	她的追求者几乎是争先恐后向她献殷勤。 tā de zhuīqiú zhě jīhū shì zhēngxiānkǒnghòu xiàng tā xiànyīnqín Her admirers almost fell over each other with offers of hospitality. 这场抢劫统共经历了三分钟，因为这伙人争先恐后的爬进汽车，以使人难以置信的速度把汽车开跑了。 zhè chǎng qiǎngjié tǒnggòng jīnglì le sān fēnzhōng yīnwèi zhè huǒ rén zhēngxiānkǒnghòu de pá jìn qìchē yǐ shǐ rén nányǐzhìxìn de sùdù bǎ qìchē kāi pǎo le The raid was all over in three minutes, for the men scrambled back into the car and it moved off at a fantastic speed.
Strokes	28
HSK	6

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