争先恐后 zhēngxiānkǒnghòu strive to be the first; vie with each other

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Traditional: 爭先恐後

Stroke order

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

争先恐后 — the Chinese character for strive to be the first; vie with each other (zhēngxiānkǒnghòu), stroke diagram — Stroke diagram for 争先恐后 — strive to be the first; vie with each other

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

Characters in 争先恐后

争 zhēng — to strive for; to vie for; to argue or debate
先 xiān — beforehand; first; earlier; at first; originally; for the time being; for now
恐 kǒng — afraid; frightened; to fear
后 hòu — empress; queen; (archaic) monarch

Character meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Related words

争先恐后 is pronounced zhēngxiānkǒnghòu and means “strive to be the first; vie with each other”.

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