竞相

競相

jìngxiāng

adverb HSK 7-9 #47,004

Meanings

1 to vie with each other; competitively
2 eagerly; racing to

Characters

mutually; each other

Examples

各大品牌竞相推出新产品。

Gè dà pǐnpái jìngxiāng tuīchū xīn chǎnpǐn.

Major brands are racing to launch new products.

春天到了，百花竞相开放。

Chūntiān dào le, bǎihuā jìngxiāng kāifàng.

Spring has arrived, and hundreds of flowers bloom in competition.

Tips

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竞相 is literary and formal. It's common in news writing and essays. In casual speech, you'd say 争着 or 抢着 instead.

Stroke Order

竞 jìng

相 xiāng