争先恐后爭先恐後 zhēng xiān kǒng hòu — striving to be first and fearing to be last (idiom); outdoing one another

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Traditional: 爭先恐後

striving to be first and fearing to be last (idiom); outdoing one another

HSK 6· HSK 1–6 (classic)Levels 7–9· 2021 three-band, nine-level proficiency standardexpression

Meanings

striving to be first and fearing to be last (idiom); outdoing one another
striving to be first and fearing to be last (idiom); outdoing one another
expression

In HSK 6
HSK 1–6 (classic)
Source: Chinese Testing International
Level membership is transcribed from the published standard and is awaiting editorial verification against the primary source.
In Levels 7–9
2021 three-band, nine-level proficiency standard
Source: Ministry of Education of the PRC
Level membership is transcribed from the published standard and is awaiting editorial verification against the primary source.

Frequency: #27476

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Classic HSK 1-6 licensed vocabulary inventory — Clement Venard, enriched by Yanis Zafirópulos

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