争先恐后 zhēng xiān kǒng hòu

all rush to be first; push and shove to win

HSK 6

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
争 zhēng HSK 4
to strive for; to vie for; to argue or debate
先 xiān HSK 1
first; in advance; early
恐 kǒng HSK 4
afraid; to fear; frightened
后 hòu HSK 1
behind; after; later