争先 (zhēng xiān) — to vie to be the first, to compete to get ahead

Definition

A more formal/literary verb meaning to vie to be first or take the lead — stronger and more rhetorical than everyday '抢着' or '赶着' to do something.

verb

to vie to be the firstto compete to get ahead

争先，。
Dà jiā dōu xiǎng zhēng xiān, shuí yě bú ràng shuí.
Everyone wants to be first, and nobody gives way.
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Tā zài sài pǎo zhōng zhēng le yí cì xiān, dé le dì yī míng.
He vied to be first in the race and got first place.
争先，。
Xiǎo hái zi zǒng ài zhēng xiān, zuò shén me dōu yào dì yī gè.
Children always love to be first; they want to be the first in everything.