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争相

爭相
zhēngxiāng
adverb HSK 7-9 #33,464

Meanings

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

Examples

HSK 5
记者们争相提问。
Jìzhě men zhēngxiāng tíwèn.
The reporters fell over each other to ask questions.
HSK 5
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.
HSK 7-9
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.

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