争先恐后 (zhēng xiān kǒng hòu) — to vie with each other; to outdo one another (in doing something)
Definition
A vivid 成语 meaning 'to scramble to be first, each afraid to be last' — everyone rushing to act before others. Used adverbially as 争先恐后地 + verb, like the examples 争先恐后地提问 and 争先恐后地赶来.
phrase
to vie with each otherto outdo one another (in doing something)
Examples
- 争先恐后。Hái zi men zhēng xiān kǒng hòu dì pǎo chū jiào shì.The children ran out of the classroom, trying to be first.
- 争先恐后。Jì zhě men zhēng xiān kǒng hòu dì tí wèn.The reporters vied to ask questions.
- ，争先恐后。Bào míng yì kāi shǐ, dà jiā jiù zhēng xiān kǒng hòu dì gǎn lái.As soon as registration started, everyone rushed to get there first.
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