捷足先登

jié zú xiān dēng

Meaning

• the quick-footed climb up first (idiom)
• the early bird catches the worm
• first come, first served

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Example sentences

• 你捷足先登了。

  nǐ jié zú xiān dēng le。

  You beat me to it.

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