争先恐后 zhēng xiān kǒng hòu

HSK 6

DEFINITIONS

  1. striving to be first and fearing to be last (idiom); outdoing one another

CHARACTERS

争 zhēng
HSK 4
dispute, fight, contend, strive
先 xiān
HSK 1
first, former, previous
恐 kǒng
HSK 4
fear; fearful, apprehensive
后 hòu
HSK 1
queen, empress, sovereign; (simp. for 後) behind, rear, after