先发制人
先发制人
xiān fā zhì rén
to gain the initiative by striking first (idiom); to pre-empt; to anticipate; pre-emptive
verbidiom
Traditional: 先發制人
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- (verb, idiom) to gain the initiative by striking first (idiom); to pre-empt
- to anticipate
- pre-emptive
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Related Words
先下手为强(xiān xià shǒu wéi qiáng)— strike first and gain the upper hand (idiom, martial arts term); Making the first move is an advantage.
→一回生二回熟(yī huí shēng èr huí shú)— unfamiliar at first, but well accustomed soon enough (idiom)
→一拍即合(yī pāi jí hé)— lit. to be together from the first beat (idiom)
→一波未平，一波又起(yī bō wèi píng , yī bō yòu qǐ)— before the first wave subsides, a new wave rises (idiom); a new problem arises before the old is solved
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