D (爭先恐後) 争先恐后 zheng1 xian1 kong3 hou4
strive to be the first/ vie with each other
erster sein wollen und dabei fürchten zurückzufallen

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爭 争 dispute, fight, contend, strive
先 先 first, former, previous
恐 恐 fear / fearful, apprehensive
【◎Fix:◎後;◎后】 后 queen, empress, sovereign / (simp. for 後) behind, rear, after

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