Meaning of 争先恐后
争先恐后 means to vie with each other to be first; to fall over each other. Pronounced zhēng xiān kǒng hòu. HSK 7-9.
- to vie with each other to be first; to fall over each other
Definitions & Examples
Yì一
tīng听
shuō说
yǒu有
miǎn免
fèi费
lǐ礼
wù物
，
dà大
jiā家
zhēng争
xiān先
kǒng恐
hòu后
de地
pái排
duì队
。
As soon as they heard there were free gifts, everyone rushed to line up, eager to be first.
Zāi灾
nàn难
fā发
shēng生
shí时
，
rén人
men们
yīng应
gāi该
yǒu有
xù序
chè撤
lí离
，
ér而
bù不
shì是
zhēng争
xiān先
kǒng恐
hòu后
。
When a disaster occurs, people should evacuate in an orderly manner, not push and shove to be first.
Hái孩
zi子
men们
zhēng争
xiān先
kǒng恐
hòu后
de地
huí回
dá答
lǎo老
shī师
de的
wèn问
tí题
。
The children rushed to answer the teacher's question.