竞相

• Pinyin: jìng xiāng
• Desglose de hanzi: 竞 = two 兄 vying — competition; 相 = 木 (tree) + 目 (eye) — looking at each other, mutual

Significado

Rivalizando; compitiendo; apresurándose a ser el primero.

An adverb describing a situation where multiple parties simultaneously rush to do the same thing, each trying to outdo the others. Always used before a verb: 竞相模仿 (vying to imitate), 竞相出价 (bidding against each other). Carries a sense of collective eagerness or frenzied competition.

Ejemplos

1. 新产品一上市，各大品牌便竞相推出类似款式，市场竞争异常激烈。
2. 消息一出，各路媒体竞相报道，把这件事炒得沸沸扬扬。
3. 那位歌手走红之后，各大演出公司竞相抛出橄榄枝，争相与她签约。

Guía de uso

Contexto: business, media, competition, written language

Tono: neutral

Correcto

• 各地政府竞相出台优惠政策以吸引投资。(Local governments are competing with each other to introduce preferential policies to attract investment.)
• 学者们竞相发表研究成果，力图抢占学术先机。(Scholars are vying to publish research results, each trying to gain an academic head start.)

Incorrecto

• 我们竞相吃饭。(竞相 requires a meaningful competitive act — not trivial everyday actions like eating)

Origen e historia

竞 (to compete) + 相 (mutually, each other). Together: doing something in mutual competition. A formal written adverb, mainly used in news and literary writing.

Contexto cultural

Generación: All ages

Contexto social: Universal