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All HSK 3.0 Level 7–9 words

争先恐后

zhēngxiānkǒnghòu

HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9 HSK 2.0 · Level 6Traditional: 爭先恐後

In Mandarin Chinese, 争先恐后 (zhēngxiānkǒnghòu) means “to rush to be first”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

to rush to be first

Stroke order

Examples

孩子们争先恐后地回答问题。
Háizimen zhēngxiānkǒnghòu de huídá wèntí.
The children rushed to be the first to answer the question.

Characters

to strive for; to argue

Words with 争

争争取战争争论竞争争议斗争争夺

first; beforehand

Words with 先

先先生领先首先先进率先事先先后

恐

kǒng

afraid; frightened

Words with 恐

恐怕恐怖恐慌恐惧恐龙恐吓

Words with 后

后后边后天最后后来今后然后以后