争 zhēng
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 亅 — hook
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
争先恐后
zhēngxiānkǒnghòu
to strive to be first and fear being last; to rush eagerly one after another
Characters in this word
先 xiān
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 儿 — son, child
- Made of
- 𠂒 small 儿 son, child
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
恐 kǒng
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 心 — heart
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 演唱会门票一开售，歌迷们争先恐后地抢购。 Yǎnchànghuì ménpiào yí kāishòu, gēmímen zhēngxiānkǒnghòu de qiǎnggòu. The moment concert tickets went on sale, fans scrambled to snap them up.
- 消息一传开，记者们争先恐后地涌向会场。 Xiāoxi yì chuánkāi, jìzhěmen zhēngxiānkǒnghòu de yǒng xiàng huìchǎng. As soon as the news spread, reporters rushed into the venue one after another.
- 孩子们争先恐后地举手回答老师的问题。 Háizimen zhēngxiānkǒnghòu de jǔshǒu huídá lǎoshī de wèntí. The children eagerly raised their hands, racing to answer the teacher's question.
Related words
- 争 zhēng to fight for; to argue
- 争取 zhēngqǔ to strive for; to win over
- 战争 zhànzhēng war
- 争论 zhēnglùn to argue
- 竞争 jìngzhēng to compete; competition
- 争议 zhēngyì dispute; controversy
- 斗争 dòuzhēng to struggle; struggle, fight
- 争吵 zhēngchǎo to quarrel, to argue
- 争夺 zhēngduó to fight for, to compete for
- 抗争 kàngzhēng to resist; to struggle
- 力争 lìzhēng to strive for; to make every effort to obtain
- 争辩 zhēngbiàn to argue; to debate; to dispute