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迎头赶上 — “To strive vigorously to catch up with or surpass those who are ahead”

迎头赶上 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to strive vigorously to catch up with or surpass those who are ahead”. To make strenuous efforts to overtake. Literally, “Catch up head-on”.

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迎头赶上 Pronunciation and Pinyin

迎头赶上 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
迎
yíng8welcome, greet, or face
头
tóu5head
赶
gǎn10hurry to catch
上
shàng3up, above, on, previous, ascend

Example Sentence with 迎头赶上

经过一段时间的努力,我们终于在技术上迎头赶上了竞争对手。
After a period of dedicated effort, we finally caught up with our competitors in technology.

Idioms Related to 迎头赶上

Synonyms of 迎头赶上

  • fèn奋qǐ起zhí直zhuī追rouse and strive to catch up

Antonyms of 迎头赶上

  • gān甘bài拜xià下fēng风humbly acknowledge one's inferiority
  • chóu踌chú躇bù不qián前hesitate to move forward
  • tuì退bì避sān三shè舍give way to avoid conflict

More idioms starting with 迎

  • yíng迎rèn刃yǐ以jiě解solve a problem with great ease
  • yíng迎rèn刃bīng冰jiě解problems solved smoothly and effortlessly
  • yíng迎rèn刃lì立jiě解easily and smoothly solved
  • yíng迎rèn刃ér而lǐ理solved easily
  • yíng迎rèn刃ér而jiě解solved readily and smoothly
  • yíng迎tóu头tòng痛jī击meet head-on and strike hard
  • yíng迎jiān奸mài卖qiào俏flaunt charm, entice illicit relations
  • yíng迎yì意chéng承zhǐ旨obsequiously comply with wishes
  • yíng迎xīn新qì弃jiù旧embrace the new and abandon the old
  • yíng迎xīn新sòng送gù故welcome the new and bid farewell to the old
  • yíng迎xīn新sòng送jiù旧welcome new, send off old
  • yíng迎lái来sòng送wǎng往busy with social engagements

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Questions about 迎头赶上

What does 迎头赶上 mean?

迎头赶上 (yíng tóu gǎn shàng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to strive vigorously to catch up with or surpass those who are ahead”.

How do you pronounce 迎头赶上?

迎头赶上 is pronounced yíng tóu gǎn shàng in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 迎头赶上 literally mean?

Literally, 迎头赶上 means “Catch up head-on”. It is used to mean “to strive vigorously to catch up with or surpass those who are ahead”.

What is the Chinese definition of 迎头赶上?

迎:向着;头:走在前面的。加紧追过最前面的。

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