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先到先得

xiān dào xiān dé

Definitions

  1. 1. first come first served

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Example Sentences

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先到先得 。
Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 347051)

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Child Words of 先到先得

先
xiān

early

到
dào

to reach; to arrive

得
dé

to obtain

得
de

structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc

得
děi

to have to