竞相 jìngxiāng competitive
competitive; eagerly; to vie
How to remember 竞相: 竞 to compete + 相 mutual = competitive.
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How it is used
- Adverb: to vie with one another in doing something - 商家竞相降价 (shāngjiā jìngxiāng jiàngjià) merchants race to cut prices; 竞相开放 (flowers) blooming in profusion, each outdoing the next.
- Always precedes a verb, describing many parties competing simultaneously.
- Written/journalistic register.