争先恐后 zhēngxiānkǒnghòu in a sentence
(idiom) to compete to be first; to scramble to get ahead; to rush forward for fear of falling behind†
争先恐后 (zhēngxiānkǒnghòu) means (idiom) to compete to be first; to scramble to get ahead; to rush forward for fear of falling behind †. Below are 2 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.
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How is 争先恐后 used in a sentence?
This page shows 2 sentences using 争先恐后 (zhēngxiānkǒnghòu, "(idiom) to compete to be first; to scramble to get ahead; to rush forward for fear of falling behind †"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.
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Is 争先恐后 an HSK word?
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