争相

爭相

zhēngxiāng

adverb #33,464

Meanings

1 to vie with one another (in doing sth)
2 to fall over each other in their eagerness to...

Characters

to compete; to vie

mutually; one another

Examples

记者们争相提问。

Jìzhěmen zhēngxiāng tíwèn.

The reporters fell over each other to ask questions.

粉丝争相购买他的新专辑。

Fěnsī zhēngxiāng gòumǎi tā de xīn zhuānjí.

Fans rushed to buy his new album.

各大媒体争相报道这条新闻。

Gè dà méitǐ zhēngxiāng bàodào zhè tiáo xīnwén.

Every major media outlet scrambled to cover the news.

Tips

grammar

Used adverbially before a verb: 争相 + V. Subject is plural — multiple parties competing to do the same action. Common collocations: 争相购买 (rush to buy), 争相报道 (rush to report), 争相效仿 (rush to imitate).

Stroke Order

争 zhēng

相 xiāng