HSK 6
争先恐后
爭先恐後
Meaning
- striving to be first and fearing to be last (idiom); outdoing one another
- Traditional
- 爭先恐後
- Pinyin
- zhēng xiān kǒng hòu
Character reference
Components and radical classification
争
zhēngto dispute, to fight, to contend, to strive
Primary radical亅 · hook
先
xiānfirst, former, previous
Primary radical儿 · legs
恐
kǒngfearful, apprehensive; to fear, to dread
Primary radical心 · heart
后
hòuafter; behind, rear; descendants
Primary radical口 · mouth
爭
zhēngto dispute, to fight, to contend, to strive
Primary radical爫 · claw
後
hòuafter; behind, rear; descendants
Primary radical彳 · step
Radical classification does not necessarily describe a character’s modern meaning. Semantic and phonetic roles are shown only when supported by the cited formation data.
Writing practice
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