抢先 qiǎngxiān be first Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Showing: forestall All meanings 2 qiǎngxiān 2 be first 1forestall 1 1 sentence for 抢先 (qiǎngxiān — forestall) 为了防止对方反悔,他决定抢先一步签下合同。 wèile fángzhǐ duìfāng fǎnhuǐ, tā juédìng qiǎngxiān yī bù qiānxià hétong. To prevent the other party from backing out, he decided to strike first and sign the contract. Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary