争相 zhēngxiāng to fall over each other in their eagerness to...
怎么记住“争相”: 争 contend + 相 mutual = to fall over each other in their eagerness to....
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- An adverb 'vie to / fall over each other to' before a verb - 媒体争相报道 (méitǐ zhēngxiāng bàodào) the media rushed to cover it.
- Marks many parties competing to do the same action first; always followed by a verb, never standing alone.
- Similar drive to 争先恐后 but 争相 is a compact adverbial modifier.