| 争先恐后 |
zhēng xiān kǒng hòu |
(idiom) to compete to be first; to scramble to get ahead; to rush forward for fear of falling behind |
| 争 |
zhēng |
to strive for / to vie for / to argue or debate / deficient or lacking (dialect) / how or what (literary) |
| 争先 |
zhēng xiān |
to compete to be first / to contest first place |
| 先 |
xiān |
beforehand; first; earlier / at first; originally / for the time being; for now / (prefix) my late (in referring to deceased relatives older than oneself) |
| 恐 |
kǒng |
afraid / frightened / to fear |
| 后 |
Hòu |
surname Hou |
| 后 |
hòu |
empress / queen / (archaic) monarch / ruler |
| 后 |
hòu |
back / behind / rear / afterwards / after / later / post- |