争先恐后 zhēng xiān kǒng hòu

all rush to be first; push and shove to win

Word data

HSK 6
Frequency 30827th word

Definitions

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

Characters

Character Meaning
to strive for; to vie for; to argue or debate
first; in advance; early
afraid; to fear; frightened
behind; after; later