争先

爭先
zhēngxiān
  1. to compete to be first
  2. to contest first place

CEDICT

Entry Composition

1 争 zhēng
  1. to strive for
  2. to vie for
  3. to argue or debate
  4. deficient or lacking (dialect)
  5. how or what (literary)
2 先 xiān
  1. beforehand; first; earlier
  2. at first; originally
  3. for the time being; for now
  4. (prefix) my late (in referring to deceased relatives older than oneself)