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争先恐后 (zhēng xiān kǒng hòu): Meaning, Examples & Usage

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争先恐后 (zhēng xiān kǒng hòu): Falling over each other — Meaning & Stroke Order

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争先恐后 consists of 4 characters.

to strive, contend, or vie

fear, dread, be afraid

queen, empress; behind, after

How to Use 争先恐后 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 争先恐后 with other words naturally.

Adverb + Verb

zhēng争

xiān先

kǒng恐

hòu后

de地

fā发

yán言

neutral

vie to speak

zhēng争

xiān先

kǒng恐

hòu后

de地

bào报

míng名

Subject + Verbwith大家

dà大

jiā家

zhēng争

xiān先

kǒng恐

hòu后

Adjective + Nounwith场面

zhēng争

xiān先

kǒng恐

hòu后

de的

chǎng场

miàn面

Example Sentences with 争先恐后

hái孩

zi子

men们

zhēng争

xiān先

kǒng恐

hòu

neutral

rush to sign up

neutral

everyone vies to be first

neutral

scene of everyone rushing forward

后

dì地

pǎo跑

xiàng向

cāo操

chǎng场

。

The children rushed to the playground, each trying to be first.

dāng当

zhǔ主

chí持

rén人

xuān宣

bù布

kě可

yǐ以

tí提

wèn问

shí时

，

jì记

zhě者

men们

zhēng争

xiān先

kǒng恐

hòu后

dì地

jǔ举

shǒu手

shì示

yì意

。

When the host announced that questions could be asked, the reporters fell over each other to raise their hands.

wèi为

shén什

me么

dà大

jiā家

zǒng总

shì是

zhēng争

xiān先

kǒng恐

hòu后

dì地

zhuī追

qiú求

nà那

xiē些

zhuǎn转

shùn瞬

jí即

shì逝

de的

cháo潮

liú流

ne呢

？

Why do people always fall over each other to pursue those fleeting trends?

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zài在

chāo超

shì市

cù促

xiāo销

shí时

，

gù顾

kè客

men们

zhēng争

xiān先

kǒng恐

hòu后

dì地

qiǎng抢

gòu购

shāng商

pǐn品

。

During the supermarket promotion, customers scrambled to buy the goods.

zài在

wēi危

jī机

miàn面

qián前

，

tā他

men们

bìng并

méi

kàn看

dào到

xīn新

kāi开

de的

tián甜

pǐn品

diàn店

，

wǒ

wèi为

le了

huò获

dé得

zhè这

ge个

gōng工

zuò作

jī机

huì

jǐn尽

guǎn管

shí时

jiān间

jǐn紧

pò迫

，

tuán团

duì队

chéng

没

yǒu有

zhēng争

xiān先

kǒng恐

hòu后

dì地

tuī推

xiè卸

zé责

rèn任

，

ér而

shì是

gòng共

tóng同

chéng承

dān担

。

In the face of the crisis, they did not fall over each other to shirk responsibility, but shared the burden together.

我

men们

jǐ几

gè个

péng朋

yǒu友

zhēng争

xiān先

kǒng恐

hòu后

dì地

chōng冲

jìn进

qù去

xiǎng想

cháng尝

xiān鲜

。

Upon seeing the newly opened dessert shop, my friends and I rushed in a mad scramble to try the new offerings.

会

，

qiú求

zhí职

zhě者

men们

zhēng争

xiān先

kǒng恐

hòu后

dì地

tí提

jiāo交

jiǎn简

lì历

。

To secure this job opportunity, job applicants vied with each other to submit their resumes.

成

yuán员

men们

què却

zhēng争

xiān先

kǒng恐

hòu后

dì地

gòng贡

xiàn献

chuàng创

yì意

，

zuì最

zhōng终

yuán圆

mǎn满

wán完

chéng成

le了

xiàng项

mù目

。

Despite the tight deadline, the team members fell over each other to contribute ideas and ultimately completed the project successfully.

Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 争先恐后.

Words with 争

竞争jìng zhēngHSK 4
争光zhēng guāng
争取zhēng qǔ
争吵zhēng chǎo
争夺zhēng duó
争执zhēng zhí
争气zhēng qì
争相zhēng xiāng

Words with 先

先生xiān shengHSK 1
首先shǒu xiānHSK 4
事先shì xiān
优先yōu xiān
先例xiān lì
先前xiān qián
先后xiān hòu
先天xiān tiān

Words with 恐

恐怕kǒng pàHSK 4
恐吓kǒng hè
恐怖kǒng bù
恐惧kǒng jù
恐慌kǒng huāng
恐龙kǒng lóng
惟恐wéi kǒng
惶恐huáng kǒng

Words with 后

后面hòu miànHSK 1
后来hòu láiHSK 3
最后zuì hòuHSK 3
然后rán hòuHSK 3
后悔hòu huǐHSK 4
之后zhī hòu
事后shì hòu
今后jīn hòu