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Meaning of 先发制人

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xiān zhì rén (Trad.: 先發制人)
to gain the initiative by striking first (idiom); to preempt; to anticipate; preemptive
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Antonyms: 后发制人
Example Sentences
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Just think of what would happen if one nuclear power launched a preemptive on another.
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He says this as a preemptive way to keep the press from calling him out.
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He says this as a preemptive way to keep the press from calling him out.
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Indian outsourcing firms are preemptively opening offices all over the world to compete.
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Being overly preemptive makes us live in an imaginary future vs. in the present.