先下手为强

strike first and gain the upper hand (idiom, martial arts term); Making the first move is an advantage.

early / prior / former / in advance / first

down / downwards / below / lower / later / next (week etc) / second (of two parts) / to decline / to go down / to arrive at (a decision, conclusion etc) / measure word to show the frequency of an action

to start / to put one's hand to / to set about / the seat to the right of the main guest

hand / (formal) to hold / person engaged in certain types of work / person skilled in certain types of work / personal(ly) / convenient / classifier for skill / CL:雙|双[shuang1],隻|只[zhi1]

as (in the capacity of) / to take sth as / to act as / to serve as / to behave as / to become / to be / to do / by (in the passive voice)

because of / for / to

variant of 為|为[wei2] / as (i.e. in the capacity of) / to take sth as / to act as / to serve as / to behave as / to become / to be / to do

variant of 為|为[wei4]

variant of 為|为[wei2]

surname Qiang

stubborn / unyielding

strong / powerful / better / slightly more than / vigorous / violent / best in their category, e.g. see 百強|百强[bai3 qiang2]

to force / to compel / to strive / to make an effort

variant of 強|强[jiang4]

variant of 強|强[qiang2]

variant of 強|强[qiang3]