Read Edit View history 先发制人 xiānfāzhìrén to strike first Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Senses Add sense 先发制人/ 先發制人 xiānfāzhìrén to strike first (idiom) to gain the initiative by striking first; to preempt an opponent in order to control them or gain the upper hand (note: the character 制 zhì should not be mistakenly written as 治 zhì) Edit Delete References Add reference antonym 先发制人/先發制人 → 后发制于人/後發制於人 Edit Delete antonym 后发制人/後發制人 → 先发制人/先發制人 Edit Delete
先发制人/ 先發制人 xiānfāzhìrén to strike first (idiom) to gain the initiative by striking first; to preempt an opponent in order to control them or gain the upper hand (note: the character 制 zhì should not be mistakenly written as 治 zhì) Edit Delete