xiān​xià​shǒu​wéi​qiáng

the one who strikes first has the advantage

先下手为强 先下手為強 xiān​xià​shǒu​wéi​qiáng
the one who strikes first has the advantage
(idiom) to take the initiative is to gain the upper hand; to strike first to seize the advantage

Frequency

Movie subtitles
1.01 per million appears in 1% of films
Written text
0.635 per million

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