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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 捷足先登

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
捷足先登 jié zú xiān dēng - the quick-footed climb up first (idiom)
- the early bird catches the worm
- first come, first served

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
- - 22,305 47,514 55,494

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
jié- Czech
- Czech Republic
- abbr. for 捷克[Jie2 ke4]
jié- victory
- triumph
- quick
- nimble
- prompt
jié- variant of 捷[jie2]
- quick
- nimble
- excessive
- (bound form) foot; leg
- sufficient; ample
- as much as; fully
xiān- beforehand; first; earlier
- at first; originally
- for the time being; for now
- (prefix) my late (in referring to deceased relatives older than oneself)
dēng- to scale (a height)
- to ascend
- to mount
- to publish or record
- to enter (e.g. in a register)
- to press down with the foot
- to step or tread on
- to put on (shoes or trousers) (dialect)
- to be gathered and taken to the threshing ground (old)

Other Words Containing 捷足先登

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Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
捷足先登 - - 22,305 47,514 55,494