WordTaiwan frequency #22,995
爭先恐後
ㄓㄥ ㄒㄧㄢ ㄎㄨㄥˇ ㄏㄡˋ
“compete to be first, afraid of falling behind; rush to get ahead of others”
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爭
ㄓㄥ
To strive for or compete; to argue or debate; to contend or fight; a difference or gap; how or what (literary).
先
ㄒㄧㄢ
Beforehand; first; earlier; originally; for the time being; for now; my late (prefix for deceased older relatives); ancestor; primary matter; former; previous; Mr. (abbreviation); surname.
恐
ㄎㄨㄥˇ
To fear; to be afraid; to frighten or intimidate; possibly or probably (expressing doubt).
後
ㄏㄡˋ
Behind or after in space or time; later; subsequent; future; descendants; the last part; surname.
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Words sharing these characters
Vocabulary built from the same characters — most common first
- 之後ㄓ ㄏㄡˋafter; afterwards; since then; later; from that time on.
- 最後ㄗㄨㄟˋ ㄏㄡˋfinal; last; coming after all others in time or order; in the end; finally
- 然後ㄖㄢˊ ㄏㄡˋthen; after that; afterwards; next
- 先生ㄒㄧㄢ ㄕㄥMr.; sir; gentleman; teacher; husband; (dated) scholar or Taoist priest
- 後來ㄏㄡˋ ㄌㄞˊafterwards; later; subsequently; after a while; in the future; those who arrive later; newcomers
- 以後ㄧˇ ㄏㄡˋafter; later; afterwards; from now on; in the future.
- 爭取ㄓㄥ ㄑㄩˇto strive for; to fight for; to win over; to actively seek.
- 競爭ㄐㄧㄥˋ ㄓㄥto compete; rivalry; contest; competition
- 戰爭ㄓㄢˋ ㄓㄥwar; armed conflict between opposing sides; struggle to impose one's will on the other
- 恐怕ㄎㄨㄥˇ ㄆㄚˋto fear; to be afraid that; perhaps; maybe
- 爭議ㄓㄥ ㄧˋcontroversy; dispute; public disagreement; debate over differing opinions
- 首先ㄕㄡˇ ㄒㄧㄢfirst of all; in the first place; before anything else; initially