争先恐后
zhēng
xiān
kǒng
hòu

Definitions

  1. 1. striving to be first and fearing to be last (idiom)
  2. 2. outdoing one another
  3. 3. scrambling for fear of missing out

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Example Sentences

一听说有免费礼物，大家都争先恐后地排队领取。

Yì tīngshuō yǒu miǎnfèi lǐwù, dàjiā dōu zhēngxiānkǒnghòu de páiduì lǐngqǔ.

As soon as they heard there were free gifts, everyone hurried to line up to get them.

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