争先恐后 (zhēng xiān kǒng hòu) — to vie with each other; to outdo one another (in doing something)

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)

예문

  • 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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