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抢先 (qiǎng xiān): To beat others to it (verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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抢先 consists of 2 characters.

抢 • qiǎng • knock; grab; rob • HSK 2.0 L5

HSK 5

qiǎng抢

knock; grab; rob

先 • xiān • first • HSK 2.0 L3

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xiān先

first

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Pinyinqiǎng xiān

Meaningto beat others to it; to act first

Characters2

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Syntaxverb

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Example Sentences with 抢先

Tā他

qiǎng抢

xiān先

huí回

dá答

le了

wèn问

tí题

。

He answered the question before others.

Bié别

qiǎng抢

xiān先

，

pái排

duì队

děng等

hòu候

。

Zhè这

jiā家

gōng公

sī司

qiǎng抢

xiān先

fā发

bù布

le了

Don't cut in line; wait in line.

xīn

新

chǎn产

pǐn品

。

This company beat others to launch the new product.

Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 抢先.

Words with 抢

抢劫qiāng jiérob; loot; plunder
抢救qiǎng jiùrescue; save; salvage
抢夺qiǎng duóSnatch / Seize
抢眼qiǎng yǎnEye-catching / Conspicuous
抢手qiǎng shǒuin high demand; sought-after
抢购qiǎng gòupanic buying, rush to purchase
抢走qiǎng zǒusnatch away, grab
抢劫犯qiǎng jié fànrobber; mugger

Words with 先

先生xiān shengMr; Sir
首先shǒu xiānfirst
事先shì xiānin advance; beforehand
先后xiān hòuearly or late
优先

yōu xiān

take precedence; prior

先前xiān qiánbefore; previously

先进xiān jìnadvanced

原先yuán xiānformer; original