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Chinese dictionary
v.take the lead; get ahead of
这个月的竞赛，他们小组占先了。
Their group took the lead in this month's competition.
在这一方面我们占先了。
We have taken the lead in this area.
我队在比赛中占先。
Our team led all the others in the contest.
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Word usage
- Separable word"占" and "先" can be combined as one word, or be used separately with other elements inserted.
我很早就到了，所以占了先。
I arrived very early, so I got ahead.
在比赛中我没占过先。
I have never gotten ahead of others in the game.
他跑得快极了，你跟他赛跑占不了先。
He runs so fast that you can't get ahead of him.