捷足先登

jiézú-xiāndēng

idiom #22,305

Meanings

HSK 5

他捷足先登，抢到了最后一张票。

Tā jiézú-xiāndēng, qiǎng dào le zuìhòu yī zhāng piào.

He was quick off the mark and grabbed the last ticket.

HSK 6

在商场竞争中，捷足先登者往往占尽优势。

Zài shāngchǎng jìngzhēng zhōng, jiézú-xiāndēng zhě wǎngwǎng zhàn jìn yōushì.

In business competition, those who act first often gain the most advantage.

memory

Picture a race up a mountain: 捷 (quick) + 足 (feet) + 先 (first) + 登 (climb). The one with the quickest feet reaches the top first.

捷 jié

足 zú

先 xiān

登 dēng