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争先恐后

争
爭
先
先
恐
恐
后
後
striving to be first and fearing to be last (idiom); outdoing one another

Characters and words in 争先恐后

争
爭
zhēng = zh + (e)ng1
to strive for / to vie for / to argue or debate / deficient or lacking (dialect) / how or what (literary)
争
爭
先
先
to compete to be first / to contest first place
先
xiān = xi + an1
early / prior / former / in advance / first
恐
kǒng = ku + (e)ng3
afraid / frightened / to fear
后
hòu = h + ou4
empress / queen / (archaic) monarch / ruler
后
後
hòu = h + ou4
back / behind / rear / afterwards / after / later / post-

Words with 争先恐后

争先恐后 is not used as a component in another word.

Sentences with 争先恐后

争先恐后 currently does not appear in any sentence.
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