strive to be first; compete for first place
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to strive to be first; to compete to be ahead of others; to try to be the first to do something
Often used in competitive or enthusiastic contexts where multiple parties try to achieve something before others. Frequently appears in the idioms 争先恐后 and 奋勇争先.
Gè个
gè个
fèn奋
yǒng勇
zhēng争
xiān先
。
Everyone strove to be the first with great courage.
Dà大
jiā家
zhēng争
xiān先
fā发
yán言
。
Everyone competed to speak first.
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Xué学
sheng生
men们
zhēng争
xiān先
huí回
dá答
wèn问
tí题
。
The students vied with each other to answer the questions.
Zhì志
yuàn愿
zhě者
men们
zhēng争
xiān先
bào报
míng名
qù去
zāi灾
qū区
。
The volunteers competed to sign up to go to the disaster area.