抢先 Pronunciation and Pinyin
抢先 Usage and Examples
Preempt
Get ahead
Be the first
她正想道歉，他却抢先说了。
She was just about to apologize when he pre-empted her.
我正要拿那最后一块饼，却给他抢先一步。
I was about to take the last cake, but he beat me to it.
The characters in 抢先
Stroke OrderMore words starting with 抢
- qiǎng抢xià下seize, grab
- qiǎng抢xià下le了secured, snatched
- qiǎng抢bú不dào到Can't get, Miss out on
- qiǎng抢bú不dào到le了Sold out, Unavailable
- qiǎng抢le了robbed, snatched
- qiǎng抢dāo刀grab a knife, snatch a knife
- qiǎng抢dào到grabbed, snagged
- qiǎng抢dào到le了Got it, Snagged it
- qiǎng抢jié劫robbery, to rob
- qiǎng抢jié劫le了robbed, held up
- qiǎng抢jié劫àn案A case of robbery.
- qiǎng抢jié劫fàn犯A person who commits robbery.
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Open the tool →Questions about 抢先
What does 抢先 mean in Chinese?
抢先 (qiǎng xiān) means “Preempt, Get ahead, Be the first”.
How do you pronounce 抢先?
抢先 is pronounced qiǎng xiān in Mandarin Chinese.
How do you say “Preempt” in Chinese?
“Preempt” is 抢先 (qiǎng xiān) in Chinese.
How is 抢先 used in a sentence?
This page has 2 example sentences using 抢先, each with pinyin and an English translation.