争先恐后 zhēngxiānkǒnghòu▶ tranh giành vị trí đầu; ganh đua

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Đấu tranh cho
• 争气cố gắng giành công
• 争端Tranh chấp
• 争议tranh chấp
• 优先đầu tiên
• 先前trước đây

争先恐后 is pronounced zhēngxiānkǒnghòu and means “tranh giành vị trí đầu; ganh đua”. 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.