赶前不赶后 in English gan3 qian2 bu4 gan3 hou4 Meaning

Meanings

  • it's better to hurry at the start than to rush later (idiomatic expression)

Simplified Characters

赶 前 不 赶 后

Traditional Characters

趕 前 不 趕 後

Pinyin

gan3 qian2 bu4 gan3 hou4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

赶gan3to overtake 前qian2front 不bu4(negative prefix) 赶gan3to overtake 后hou4surname Hou