先睹为快

先睹為快

xiāndǔ-wéikuài

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Meanings

HSK 7-9

新书刚出版，粉丝们都想先睹为快。

Xīnshū gāng chūbǎn, fěnsī men dōu xiǎng xiāndǔ-wéikuài.

The new book just came out and fans all want to be among the first to read it.

HSK 7-9

影迷们排了一夜的队，就为了先睹为快。

Yǐngmí men pái le yī yè de duì, jiù wèile xiāndǔ-wéikuài.

Movie buffs queued up all night just for the thrill of seeing it first.

history

From Han Yu (Tang) 《与少室李拾遗书》: 争先睹之为快. The literati of the court craned their necks east, eager to be the first to glimpse a sage.

usage

Used about new releases, premieres, previews. The 快 (kuài) here means 'pleasure/satisfaction,' not 'fast'. It is the pleasure of being first.

先 xiān

睹 dǔ

为 wéi

快 kuài