Our free Chinese learning series introduces idioms and proverbs. These timeless phrases hold valuable meanings and are worth studying. Today’s idiom is 「疾走先得」, detailed below.
This introduction highlights the idiom 「疾走先得」, with its meaning and examples explained below.
A metaphor for people who act quickly achieving their goal first. Same as “the quickest one gets there first”.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
jí zǒu xiān dé
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
jat6 jau2 sin1 dak1
Chinese idioms, with their vast variety, hold different meanings and uses. Their abundance makes studying them rewarding, and these materials are here to help you along the way.
