捷足先登 jié zú xiān dēng ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄗㄨˊ ㄒㄧㄢ ㄉㄥ zit3 zuk1 sin1 dang1
- the quick-footed climb up first (idiom)
- the early bird catches the worm
- first come, first served
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捷
- 便捷 biàn jié ㄅㄧㄢˋ ㄐㄧㄝˊ bin6 zit6 convenient and fast
- 快捷 kuài jié ㄎㄨㄞˋ ㄐㄧㄝˊ faai3 zit3 quick
- 捷运 捷運 jié yùn ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄩㄣˋ zit3 wan6 (Tw) mass rapid transit (MRT)
- 敏捷 mǐn jié ㄇㄧㄣˇ ㄐㄧㄝˊ man5 zit6 nimble
- 告捷 gào jié ㄍㄠˋ ㄐㄧㄝˊ gou3 zit6 to win
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- 报捷 報捷 bào jié ㄅㄠˋ ㄐㄧㄝˊ bou3 zit6 report a success
- 捷克 Jié kè ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄎㄜˋ zit3 hak1 Czech Republic
- 捷兔 Jié tù ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄊㄨˋ Hash House Harriers (international running club)
- 捷报 捷報 jié bào ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄅㄠˋ zit3 bou3 report of success
- 捷径 捷徑 jié jìng ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄐㄧㄥˋ zit6 ging3 shortcut
- 捷泳 jié yǒng ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄩㄥˇ zit3 wing6 (Tw) (swimming) the crawl (front crawl stroke)
- 捷语 捷語 Jié yǔ ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄩˇ zit3 jyu5 Czech language
- 捷豹 Jié bào ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄅㄠˋ zit3 paau3 Jaguar (car brand)
- 捷达 捷達 Jié dá ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄉㄚˊ zit3 daat6 Jetta (car produced by Volkswagen)
- 爽捷 shuǎng jié ㄕㄨㄤˇ ㄐㄧㄝˊ song2 zit3 readily
- 直捷 zhí jié ㄓˊ ㄐㄧㄝˊ zik6 zit6 straightforward
- 矫捷 矯捷 jiǎo jié ㄐㄧㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄝˊ giu2 zit6 vigorous and nimble
- 轻捷 輕捷 qīng jié ㄑㄧㄥ ㄐㄧㄝˊ hing1 zit6 light on one's feet
- 迅捷 xùn jié ㄒㄩㄣˋ ㄐㄧㄝˊ seon3 zit6 fast and nimble
- 便捷化 biàn jié huà ㄅㄧㄢˋ ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄏㄨㄚˋ bin6 zit6 faa3 to facilitate
足
- 不足 bù zú ㄅㄨˋ ㄗㄨˊ bat1 zuk1 insufficient
- 充足 chōng zú ㄔㄨㄥ ㄗㄨˊ cung1 zuk1 adequate
- 十足 shí zú ㄕˊ ㄗㄨˊ sap6 zuk1 ample
- 富足 fù zú ㄈㄨˋ ㄗㄨˊ fu3 zuk1 rich
- 满足 滿足 mǎn zú ㄇㄢˇ ㄗㄨˊ mun5 zuk1 to satisfy
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- 知足 zhī zú ㄓ ㄗㄨˊ zi1 zuk1 content with one's situation
- 立足 lì zú ㄌㄧˋ ㄗㄨˊ laap6 zuk1 to stand
- 足以 zú yǐ ㄗㄨˊ ㄧˇ zuk1 ji5 sufficient to...
- 足够 足夠 zú gòu ㄗㄨˊ ㄍㄡˋ zuk1 gau3 enough; sufficient
- 足球 zú qiú ㄗㄨˊ ㄑㄧㄡˊ zuk1 kau4 soccer; football
- 足迹 足跡 zú jì ㄗㄨˊ ㄐㄧˋ zuk1 zik1 footprint
- 长足 長足 cháng zú ㄔㄤˊ ㄗㄨˊ coeng4 zuk1 remarkable (progress, improvement, expansion etc)
- 微不足道 wēi bù zú dào ㄨㄟ ㄅㄨˋ ㄗㄨˊ ㄉㄠˋ mei4 bat1 zuk1 dou6 negligible; insignificant
- 无足轻重 無足輕重 wú zú qīng zhòng ㄨˊ ㄗㄨˊ ㄑㄧㄥ ㄓㄨㄥˋ mou4 zuk1 hing1 cung5 insignificant
- 画蛇添足 畫蛇添足 huà shé tiān zú ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄕㄜˊ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄗㄨˊ waak6 se4 tim1 zuk1 lit. draw legs on a snake (idiom); fig. to ruin the effect by adding sth superfluous
- 美中不足 měi zhōng bù zú ㄇㄟˇ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄅㄨˋ ㄗㄨˊ mei5 zung1 bat1 zuk1 everything is fine except for one small defect (idiom); the fly in the ointment
- 足智多谋 足智多謀 zú zhì duō móu ㄗㄨˊ ㄓˋ ㄉㄨㄛ ㄇㄡˊ zuk1 zi3 do1 mau4 resourceful
- 世足 Shì zú ㄕˋ ㄗㄨˊ sai3 zuk1 World Cup (soccer) (Tw)
- 国足 國足 guó zú ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄗㄨˊ gwok3 zuk1 national soccer team
- 大足 Dà zú ㄉㄚˋ ㄗㄨˊ daai6 zuk1 see 大足区
先
- 事先 shì xiān ㄕˋ ㄒㄧㄢ si6 sin1 in advance
- 优先 優先 yōu xiān ㄧㄡ ㄒㄧㄢ jau1 sin1 to have priority; to take precedence
- 先例 xiān lì ㄒㄧㄢ ㄌㄧˋ sin1 lai6 precedent
- 先前 xiān qián ㄒㄧㄢ ㄑㄧㄢˊ sin1 cin4 before; previously
- 先天 xiān tiān ㄒㄧㄢ ㄊㄧㄢ sin1 tin1 embryonic period (contrasted with 后天)
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- 先后 先後 xiān hòu ㄒㄧㄢ ㄏㄡˋ sin1 hau6 early or late; first and last; priority
- 先生 xiān sheng ㄒㄧㄢ ˙ㄕㄥ sin1 saang1 teacher
- 先进 先進 xiān jìn ㄒㄧㄢ ㄐㄧㄣˋ sin1 zeon3 sophisticated; advanced (technology etc)
- 先锋 先鋒 xiān fēng ㄒㄧㄢ ㄈㄥ sin1 fung1 vanguard; pioneer; avant-garde
- 先驱 先驅 xiān qū ㄒㄧㄢ ㄑㄩ sin1 keoi1 to pioneer
- 原先 yuán xiān ㄩㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄢ jyun4 sin1 originally
- 率先 shuài xiān ㄕㄨㄞˋ ㄒㄧㄢ seot1 sin1 to take the lead
- 祖先 zǔ xiān ㄗㄨˇ ㄒㄧㄢ zou2 sin1 ancestors; forebears
- 预先 預先 yù xiān ㄩˋ ㄒㄧㄢ jyu6 sin1 beforehand; in advance
- 领先 領先 lǐng xiān ㄌㄧㄥˇ ㄒㄧㄢ ling5 sin1 to lead
- 首先 shǒu xiān ㄕㄡˇ ㄒㄧㄢ sau2 sin1 first of all; in the first place
- 争先恐后 爭先恐後 zhēng xiān kǒng hòu ㄓㄥ ㄒㄧㄢ ㄎㄨㄥˇ ㄏㄡˋ zang1 sin1 hung2 hau6 (idiom) to compete to be first; to scramble to get ahead; to rush forward for fear of falling behind
- 占先 佔先 zhàn xiān ㄓㄢˋ ㄒㄧㄢ zim3 sin1 to take precedence
- 尽先 儘先 jǐn xiān ㄐㄧㄣˇ ㄒㄧㄢ zeon2 sin1 in the first instance
- 先主 xiān zhǔ ㄒㄧㄢ ㄓㄨˇ sin1 zyu2 former ruler; founding ruler
登
- 刊登 kān dēng ㄎㄢ ㄉㄥ hon1 dang1 to carry a story
- 登场 登場 dēng chǎng ㄉㄥ ㄔㄤˇ dang1 coeng4 to go on stage
- 登山 dēng shān ㄉㄥ ㄕㄢ dang1 saan1 to climb a mountain
- 登机 登機 dēng jī ㄉㄥ ㄐㄧ dang1 gei1 to board a plane
- 登记 登記 dēng jì ㄉㄥ ㄐㄧˋ dang1 gei3 to register (one's name)
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- 登录 登錄 dēng lù ㄉㄥ ㄌㄨˋ dang1 luk6 to register
- 登陆 登陸 dēng lù ㄉㄥ ㄌㄨˋ dang1 luk6 to land
- 小登 xiǎo dēng ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄉㄥ siu2 dang1 (slang) youngster; kid (humorous or self-deprecating neologism derived from 老登, established since c. 2022)
- 巴登 Bā dēng ㄅㄚ ㄉㄥ baa1 dang1 Baden (region in Germany)
- 拉登 Lā dēng ㄌㄚ ㄉㄥ laai1 dang1 (Osama) bin Laden (1957-2011), leader of Al Qaeda
- 拜登 Bài dēng ㄅㄞˋ ㄉㄥ baai3 dang1 Biden (name)
- 摩登 mó dēng ㄇㄛˊ ㄉㄥ mo1 dang1 modern (loanword)
- 攀登 pān dēng ㄆㄢ ㄉㄥ paan1 dang1 to climb
- 文登 Wén dēng ㄨㄣˊ ㄉㄥ man4 dang1 see 文登区
- 格登 gē dēng ㄍㄜ ㄉㄥ gaak3 dang1 variant of 咯噔
- 荣登 榮登 róng dēng ㄖㄨㄥˊ ㄉㄥ wing4 dang1 (of a list, music chart etc) to reach the top
- 永登 Yǒng dēng ㄩㄥˇ ㄉㄥ wing5 dang1 see 永登县
- 海登 Hǎi dēng ㄏㄞˇ ㄉㄥ hoi2 dang1 Hayden or Haydn (name)
- 照登 zhào dēng ㄓㄠˋ ㄉㄥ ziu3 dang1 to publish unaltered
- 登上 dēng shàng ㄉㄥ ㄕㄤˋ dang1 soeng5 to climb over
Example sentences
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所谓 所謂 头脑 頭腦 好 的 人 ， 就 如同 步伐 轻快 輕快 的 云游 雲遊 者 ， 他 可以 比 别人 別人 捷足先登 ， 到达 到達 人们 人們 尚未 去 过 過 的 地方 ， 但是 他 可能 会 會 忽略 掉 路旁 或 岔道 上 的 珍贵 珍貴 物品 。
A person with a sharp mind is like a nimble wanderer who can outpace others and reach places uncharted by the masses, yet they might overlook precious treasures along the way or at crossroads.
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