先声夺人(xiān shēng duó rén): to gain the upper hand by a show of strength
4 charactersTrad. 先聲奪人
to gain the upper hand by a show of strength
Character breakdown
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Word information
- Pinyin
- xiān shēng duó rén
- Meaning
- to gain the upper hand by a show of strength
- HSK level
- —
- Characters
- 4
- Traditional
- 先聲奪人
Related words
Common words sharing a character with 先声夺人 — tap one to open its word page.
shì事xiān先
HSK 4in advance
yōu优xiān先
HSK 5to have priority; to take precedence
xiān先qián前
HSK 5before; previously
xiān先hòu后
HSK 5early or late; first and last; priority
xiān先lì例
HSK 7-9precedent
xiān先tiān天
HSK 7-9embryonic period (contrasted with 后天)
yī一mǎ马dāng当xiān先
(idiom) to take the lead
yōu优xiān先jí级
(computing) priority level
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