决命争首 — “To fight desperately to be the first”
决命争首 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to fight desperately to be the first”. To vie fiercely for supremacy or a leading position. Literally, “Decide fate, contend for first; fight for life, vie for leadership”.
决命争首 Pronunciation and Pinyin
决命争首 Character Breakdown
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Idioms Related to 决命争首
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- jué决yī一sǐ死zhàn战fight to the death
- jué决yī一shèng胜fù负fight to a finish
- jué决yī一cí雌xióng雄contend for supremacy
- jué决bù不dài待shí时act immediately, do not wait
- jué决duàn断rú如liú流decide swiftly and smoothly
- jué决yù狱duàn断xíng刑administer justice
- jué决yóu疣kuì溃yōng痈utterly rotten or corrupt
- jué决yōng痈kuì溃jū疽solve a critical problem decisively
- jué决cè策qiān千lǐ里make strategic decisions from afar
- jué决shèng胜zhī之jī机opportune moment for decisive victory
- jué决shèng胜yú于qiān千lǐ里zhī之wài外decide victory from a thousand miles away
- jué决shèng胜qiān千lǐ里orchestrate decisive victory from a distance
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What does 决命争首 mean?
决命争首 (jué mìng zhēng shǒu) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to fight desperately to be the first”.
How do you pronounce 决命争首?
决命争首 is pronounced jué mìng zhēng shǒu in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 决命争首 literally mean?
Literally, 决命争首 means “Decide fate, contend for first; fight for life, vie for leadership”. It is used to mean “to fight desperately to be the first”.
What is the Chinese definition of 决命争首?
拼命争先而战。