"爭先" meaning in Chinese

See 爭先 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /t͡sɐŋ⁵⁵ siːn⁵⁵/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /t͡saŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ si̯en²⁴/ [Hakka, Sinological-IPA], /t͡sŋ̍³³ siɛn³³/ [Hokkien, Quanzhou], /t͡siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² siɛn⁴⁴/ [Hokkien, Xiamen, Zhangzhou], /ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵/, /t͡sɐŋ⁵⁵ siːn⁵⁵/, /t͡saŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ si̯en²⁴/, /t͡sŋ̍³³ siɛn³³/, /t͡siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² siɛn⁴⁴/ Chinese transliterations: zhēngxiān [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄓㄥ ㄒㄧㄢ [Mandarin, bopomofo], zang¹ sin¹ [Cantonese, Jyutping], châng-siên [Hakka, Phak-fa-su, Sixian], chng-sian, cheng-sian, zhēngxiān [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], jhengsian [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], chêng¹-hsien¹ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], jēng-syān [Mandarin, Yale], jengshian [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], чжэнсянь [Mandarin, Palladius], čžɛnsjanʹ [Mandarin, Palladius], jāng sīn [Cantonese, Yale], dzang¹ sin¹ [Cantonese, Pinyin], zeng¹ xin¹ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization], châng-siên [Hakka, Phak-fa-su], zang^ˊ xien^ˊ [Hakka, Hakka-Romanization-System], zang¹ xian¹ [Hagfa-Pinyim, Hakka], chng-sian [Hokkien, POJ], tsng-sian [Hokkien, Tai-lo], zngsiefn [Hokkien, Phofsit-Daibuun], cheng-sian [Hokkien, POJ], tsing-sian [Hokkien, Tai-lo], zengsiefn [Hokkien, Phofsit-Daibuun] Forms: 争先
Head templates: {{zh-verb}} 爭先
  1. to try to be the first to do something Synonyms: 搶先/抢先 (qiǎngxiān), 搶先 (qiǎngxiān), 抢先 (qiǎngxiān), 搶頭前 [Hokkien], 抢头前 [Hokkien]
    Sense id: en-爭先-zh-verb-I50ziM1w Categories (other): Chinese entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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          "word": "搶先/抢先"
        },
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          "roman": "qiǎngxiān",
          "word": "搶先"
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          "roman": "qiǎngxiān",
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        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
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        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
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    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄓㄥ ㄒㄧㄢ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "zang¹ sin¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Phak-fa-su",
        "Sixian"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "châng-siên"
    },
    {
      "zh-pron": "chng-sian"
    },
    {
      "zh-pron": "cheng-sian"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "zhēngxiān"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jhengsian"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chêng¹-hsien¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jēng-syān"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jengshian"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "чжэнсянь"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "čžɛnsjanʹ"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jāng sīn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "dzang¹ sin¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "zeng¹ xin¹"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sɐŋ⁵⁵ siːn⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Phak-fa-su"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "châng-siên"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Hakka-Romanization-System"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "zang^ˊ xien^ˊ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hagfa-Pinyim",
        "Hakka"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "zang¹ xian¹"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡saŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ si̯en²⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chng-sian"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tsng-sian"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "zngsiefn"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sŋ̍³³ siɛn³³/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Quanzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "cheng-sian"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tsing-sian"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "zengsiefn"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² siɛn⁴⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Xiamen",
        "Zhangzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sɐŋ⁵⁵ siːn⁵⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡saŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ si̯en²⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sŋ̍³³ siɛn³³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² siɛn⁴⁴/"
    }
  ],
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      "zh-pron": "zhēngxiān"
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      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
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      "zh-pron": "ㄓㄥ ㄒㄧㄢ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "zang¹ sin¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Phak-fa-su",
        "Sixian"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "châng-siên"
    },
    {
      "zh-pron": "chng-sian"
    },
    {
      "zh-pron": "cheng-sian"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "zhēngxiān"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jhengsian"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chêng¹-hsien¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jēng-syān"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jengshian"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "чжэнсянь"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "čžɛnsjanʹ"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jāng sīn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "dzang¹ sin¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "zeng¹ xin¹"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sɐŋ⁵⁵ siːn⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Phak-fa-su"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "châng-siên"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Hakka-Romanization-System"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "zang^ˊ xien^ˊ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hagfa-Pinyim",
        "Hakka"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "zang¹ xian¹"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡saŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ si̯en²⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chng-sian"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tsng-sian"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "zngsiefn"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sŋ̍³³ siɛn³³/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Quanzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "cheng-sian"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tsing-sian"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "zengsiefn"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² siɛn⁴⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Xiamen",
        "Zhangzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sɐŋ⁵⁵ siːn⁵⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡saŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ si̯en²⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sŋ̍³³ siɛn³³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² siɛn⁴⁴/"
    }
  ],
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      "word": "搶先/抢先"
    },
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      "roman": "qiǎngxiān",
      "word": "搶先"
    },
    {
      "roman": "qiǎngxiān",
      "word": "抢先"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien"
      ],
      "word": "搶頭前"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien"
      ],
      "word": "抢头前"
    }
  ],
  "word": "爭先"
}

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