不甘人后 bù gān rén hòu

DEFINITIONS

  1. (idiom) not want to be outdone
  2. not content to lag behind

CHARACTERS

不 bù
HSK 1
no, not; un-; negative prefix
甘 gān
HSK 6
sweetness; sweet, tasty
人 rén
HSK 1
man; people; mankind; someone else
后 hòu
HSK 1
queen, empress, sovereign; (simp. for 後) behind, rear, after