争先恐后 zhēngxiānkǒnghòu▶ esforzarse por ser el primero; competir entre sí

Stroke order

争先恐后 is written in 28 strokes across 4 characters.

• 争 — 6 strokes
• 先 — 6 strokes
• 恐 — 10 strokes
• 后 — 6 strokes

Related words

• 争夺Luchar por
• 争气intentar ganar crédito por
• 争端Disputa
• 争议disputa
• 优先primero
• 先前previamente

争先恐后 is pronounced zhēngxiānkǒnghòu and means “esforzarse por ser el primero; competir entre sí”. This word appears in HSK 6, one level of the Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi — the proficiency exam most Chinese courses are built around. Passive recognition of 争先恐后 arrives quickly and leaves quickly. Active recall is slower to build and far more durable, so LexiTrail keeps returning the word to you at widening intervals rather than on a timer.