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the swift-footed arrive first; the early bird catches/gets the worm; the fastest reaches the goal; the nimble foot is the first to climb

jié zú xiān dēng

捷 足 先 登

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slmetathe swift-footed arrive first; the early bird catches/gets the worm; the fastest reaches the goal; the nimble foot is the first to climb
- tā xiǎng bǎ tā pāi chéng diàn yǐng kě shì bèi lìng yī jiā diàn yǐng gōng sī jié zú xiān dēng le
  他想把它拍成电影，可是被另一家电影公司捷足先登了。
  He wanted to make it into a film, but another studio beat him to the punch.
- wǒ guò qù zǒng shì bǐ tóng líng rén yào jié zú xiān dēng
  我过去总是比同龄人要捷足先登。
  I always had been the person who achieved things before anyone else at my age.
- mǎ lì xiǎng mǎi bì jiā suǒ de nà fú huà bù guò lìng yī gè bǎi wàn fù wēng jié zú xiān dēng le
  玛丽想买毕加索的那幅画，不过另一个百万富翁捷足先登了。
  Mary wanted to buy that painting by Picasso, but another millionaire beat her to the draw .
synonym
jié zú xiān dé捷足先得 jí zú xiān dé疾足先得
antonym
zuò shī liáng jī坐失良机

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