先锋
xiān fēng
Pinyin

Definition

先锋
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xiān fēng
  1. vanguard
  2. pioneer
  3. avant-garde

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

xiān
  1. 1 early
  2. 2 prior
  3. 3 former
  4. 4 in advance
  5. 5 first
Xiān sheng
  1. 1 Mister (Mr.)
shì xiān
  1. 1 in advance
  2. 2 before the event
  3. 3 beforehand
  4. 4 prior
yōu xiān
  1. 1 to have priority
  2. 2 to take precedence
xiān hòu
  1. 1 early or late
  2. 2 priority
  3. 3 in succession
  4. 4 one after another
xiān jìn
  1. 1 advanced (technology)
  2. 2 to advance
xiān fēng
  1. 1 vanguard
  2. 2 pioneer
  3. 3 avant-garde
qiǎng xiān
  1. 1 to rush (to do sth urgent)
  2. 2 to try to be the first
  3. 3 to forestall
zǔ xiān
  1. 1 ancestor
  2. 2 forebears
lǐng xiān
  1. 1 to lead
  2. 2 to be in front
shǒu xiān
  1. 1 first (of all)
  2. 2 in the first place
yī mǎ dāng xiān
  1. 1 to take the lead
zhàn xiān
  1. 1 to take precedence
xiān xià shǒu wéi qiáng
  1. 1 strike first and gain the upper hand (idiom, martial arts term); Making the first move is an advantage.
xiān rén
  1. 1 ancestors
  2. 2 previous generations
  3. 3 my late father
xiān lìng
  1. 1 shilling (loanword)
xiān lái hòu dào
  1. 1 in order of arrival
  2. 2 first come, first served
xiān lì
  1. 1 antecedent
  2. 2 precedent
xiān zhào
  1. 1 omen
xiān qián
  1. 1 before
  2. 2 previously

Idioms (18)

先下手为强
xiān xià shǒu wéi qiáng
  1. 1 strike first and gain the upper hand (idiom, martial arts term); Making the first move is an advantage.
先斩后奏
xiān zhǎn hòu zòu
  1. 1 first decapitate then present your trophy (idiom); act first, report later
先发制人
xiān fā zhì rén
  1. 1 to gain the initiative by striking first (idiom); to preempt
  2. 2 to anticipate
  3. 3 preemptive
先睹为快
xiān dǔ wéi kuài
  1. 1 joy of first experience (idiom)
  2. 2 the pleasure of reading sth for the first time
先礼后兵
xiān lǐ hòu bīng
  1. 1 peaceful measures before using force (idiom); diplomacy before violence
  2. 2 jaw-jaw is better than war-war
兵马未动,粮草先行
bīng mǎ wèi dòng , liáng cǎo xiān xíng
  1. 1 before the troops move, fodder and provisions go first (idiom); logistics comes before military maneuvers
  2. 2 an army marches on its stomach
工欲善其事,必先利其器
gōng yù shàn qí shì , bì xiān lì qí qì
  1. 1 To do a good job, an artisan needs the best tools (idiom). Good tools are prerequisite to the successful execution of a job
捷足先登
jié zú xiān dēng
  1. 1 the quick-footed climb up first (idiom)
  2. 2 the early bird catches the worm
  3. 3 first come, first served
敢为人先
gǎn wéi rén xiān
  1. 1 to dare to be first
  2. 2 to pioneer (idiom)
春江水暖鸭先知
chūn jiāng shuǐ nuǎn yā xiān zhī
  1. 1 lit. the duck is the first to know if the spring water is warm (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. an expert in the field knows which way the wind blows
欲善其事,必先利其器
yù shàn qí shì , bì xiān lì qí qì
  1. 1 To do a good job, an artisan needs the best tools (idiom). Good tools are prerequisite to the successful execution of a job
溘先朝露
kè xiān zhāo lù
  1. 1 the morning dew will swiftly dissipate (idiom); fig. ephemeral and precarious nature of human existence
争先恐后
zhēng xiān kǒng hòu
  1. 1 striving to be first and fearing to be last (idiom); outdoing one another
百善孝为先
bǎi shàn xiào wéi xiān
  1. 1 of all virtues filial piety is most important (idiom)
笨鸟先飞
bèn niǎo xiān fēi
  1. 1 lit. the clumsy bird flies early (idiom); fig. to work hard to compensate for one's limited abilities
闻风先遁
wén fēng xiān dùn
  1. 1 to flee at hearing the news (idiom)
身先朝露
shēn xiān zhāo lù
  1. 1 body will go with the morning dew (idiom); fig. ephemeral and precarious nature of human existence
近水楼台先得月
jìn shuǐ lóu tái xiān dé yuè
  1. 1 the pavilion closest to the water enjoys moonlight first (idiom)
  2. 2 to benefit from intimacy with an influential person

Sample Sentences

虽然没有什么科学上的明确证据,这个办法也还有很大的争议性,但是作为网路中文教学的先锋,我们相信,当学生感到放松,他们的直觉跟想像力会更活跃,更适合学习像中文这样充满视觉和音乐性的语言。
suīrán méiyǒu shénme kēxué shàng de míngquè zhèngjù ,zhè ge bànfǎ yě háiyǒu hěndà de zhēngyìxìng ,dànshì zuòwéi wǎnglù Zhōngwén jiàoxué de xiānfēng ,wǒmen xiāngxìn ,dāng xuésheng gǎndào fàngsōng ,tāmen de zhíjué gēn xiǎngxiànglì huì gèng huóyuè ,gèng shìhé xuéxí xiàng Zhōngwén zhèyàng chōngmǎn shìjué hé yīnyuèxìng de yǔyán 。
乖,你也可以是拯救地球的环保先锋。
guāi ,nǐ yě kěyǐ shì zhěngjiù dìqiú de huánbǎo xiānfēng 。
Good boy, you can take the lead in saving the planet.
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