争先 zhēngxiān to compete to be first Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 争先恐后 zhēngxiānkǒnghòu to strive to be first striving to be first and fearing to be last; outdoing one another in a race to get something first恐后争先 kǒnghòuzhēngxiān to strive to be first to fear being left behind and strive to be at the front; to compete for priority