Chinese word

竞相

Pronunciation

Pinyinjìng xiāng

Meaning

  • adverbcompete to

Example

大家竞相发表意见。dà jiā jìng xiāng fā biǎo yì jiàn

Everyone competed to express their opinions.

Illustration for 竞相 (compete to)

More examples

多家公司竞相投标这项工程。duō jiā gōng sī jìng xiāng tóu biāo zhè xiàng gōng chéng

Many companies competed to bid on this project.

Core concept

People or groups hurry to take the same action in a shared race with one another.

Common phrases

  • 竞相投标jìng xiāng tóu biāo

    compete to bid

  • 竞相宣传jìng xiāng xuān chuán

    compete to promote

  • 竞相模仿jìng xiāng mó fǎng

    compete to imitate

Similar words

争相zhēng xiāng: Many people or groups rush to do the same thing before others.
纷纷fēn fēn: Many people or things do the same thing one after another.
抢先qiǎng xiān: Someone acts before others to be the first to do something.
争先恐后zhēng xiān kǒng hòu: People compete eagerly to act first, fearing that they will fall behind.

Definition in Chinese

表示多方互相竞争，纷纷做同一件事，既可同时也可先后发生的副词。biǎo shì duō fāng hù xiāng jìng zhēng fēn fēn zuò tóng yí jiàn shì jì kě tóng shí yě kě xiān hòu fā shēng de fù cí

Word origin

The compound 竞 (jìng, "compete") + 相 (xiāng, "mutually") gives the idea of people mutually competing to carry out the same action.

Usage tips

  • It has a formal, report-like tone, so recognizing it helps learners understand public notices and written reports even when a different expression sounds more natural in casual conversation.

Other meanings

  • rush toadverb

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