qiǎng xiān

Traditional: 搶先

抢先 (qiǎng xiān) is a Chinese word meaning “to rush (to do sth urgent); to try to be the first; to forestall”.

Meanings

  1. 1to rush (to do sth urgent)
  2. 2to try to be the first
  3. 3to forestall

Characters in 抢先

抢qiāng · (literary) to knock against (esp. to knock one's head on the ground in grief or rage)先xiān · beforehand; first; earlier

Related words

先生teacher先beforehand; first; earlier首先first of all; in the first place抢(literary) to knock against (esp. to knock one's head on the ground in grief or rage)抢to fight over抢劫to rob领先to lead事先in advance抢走to snatch (esp related to a robbery)先进sophisticated; advanced (technology etc)先知a person of foresight优先to have priority; to take precedence

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