抢先

Traditional form:

搶先

Pinyin (reading):

qiǎngxiān

Definitions:

• to rush (to do sth urgent)
• to try to be the first
• to forestall

Characters:

• 抢 - urgent, rushed; to rob, to plunder
• 先 - first, former, previous

Traditional characters:

• 搶 - urgent, rushed; to rob, to plunder
• 先 - first, former, previous