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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 争先

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
争先 zhēng xiān - to compete to be first
- to contest first place

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - 56,199 31,664 41,680

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
zhēng- to strive for
- to vie for
- to argue or debate
- deficient or lacking (dialect)
- how or what (literary)
xiān- beforehand; first; earlier
- at first; originally
- for the time being; for now
- (prefix) my late (in referring to deceased relatives older than oneself)

Other Words Containing 争先

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
争先恐后 6 9 31,693 24,143 29,122
争先 - - 56,199 31,664 41,680