争先 (zhēng xiān) | Meaning: to compete to be first

to rush (to do sth urgent) · to try to be the first · to forestall抢先qiǎng xiān

(literary) to knock against (esp. to knock one's head on the ground in grief or rage) · opposite in direction; contrary抢qiāng

(idiom) to compete to be first; to scramble to get ahead; to rush forward for fear of falling behind争先恐后zhēng xiān kǒng hòu

(idiom) to gain the initiative by striking first; to preempt先发制人xiān fā zhì rén

to gain the upper hand by a show of strength先声夺人xiān shēng duó rén

competitive · eagerly · to vie竞相jìng xiāng

to compete to be first · to contest first place