抢先 (搶先)
qiǎng xiān
Pinyin

Definition

抢先 (搶先)
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qiǎng xiān
  1. to rush (to do sth urgent)
  2. to try to be the first
  3. to forestall

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

先
xiān
  1. 1 early
  2. 2 prior
  3. 3 former
  4. 4 in advance
  5. 5 first
先生
Xiān sheng
  1. 1 Mister (Mr.)
事先
shì xiān
  1. 1 in advance
  2. 2 before the event
  3. 3 beforehand
  4. 4 prior
优先
yōu xiān
  1. 1 to have priority
  2. 2 to take precedence
先后
xiān hòu
  1. 1 early or late
  2. 2 priority
  3. 3 in succession
  4. 4 one after another

Idioms (18)

先下手为强
xiān xià shǒu wéi qiáng
  1. 1 strike first and gain the upper hand (idiom, martial arts term); Making the first move is an advantage.
先斩后奏
xiān zhǎn hòu zòu
  1. 1 first decapitate then present your trophy (idiom); act first, report later
先发制人
xiān fā zhì rén
  1. 1 to gain the initiative by striking first (idiom); to preempt
  2. 2 to anticipate
  3. 3 preemptive
先睹为快
xiān dǔ wéi kuài
  1. 1 joy of first experience (idiom)
  2. 2 the pleasure of reading sth for the first time
先礼后兵
xiān lǐ hòu bīng
  1. 1 peaceful measures before using force (idiom); diplomacy before violence
  2. 2 jaw-jaw is better than war-war

Sample Sentences

什么先抢先赢，这是我的车票，上面写得清清楚楚，你有票吗？
shénme xiān qiǎng xiān yíng ，zhè shì wǒ de chēpiào ，shàngmian xiě de qīngqīngchǔchǔ ，nǐ yǒu piào ma ？
What (do you mean by) "first come first serve". This is my my ticket, and it's very clear. Do you have a ticket?
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九车3A，就是这里，这车子是对号的，不是你先抢先赢，懂不懂啊？
jiǔ chē 3A ，jiùshì zhèlǐ ，zhè chēzi shì duìhào de ，búshì nǐ xiān qiǎng xiān yíng ，dǒng bù dǒng ā ？
Ninth carriage 3A. This is it. Your have to have a seat number for this carriage. It's not "first come first serve", don't you get it?
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