领先
lǐng xiān
Pinyin

Definition

领先
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lǐng xiān
  1. to lead
  2. to be in front

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

先
xiān
  1. 1 early
  2. 2 prior
  3. 3 former
  4. 4 in advance
  5. 5 first
先生
Xiān sheng
  1. 1 Mister (Mr.)
事先
shì xiān
  1. 1 in advance
  2. 2 before the event
  3. 3 beforehand
  4. 4 prior
优先
yōu xiān
  1. 1 to have priority
  2. 2 to take precedence
先后
xiān hòu
  1. 1 early or late
  2. 2 priority
  3. 3 in succession
  4. 4 one after another
先进
xiān jìn
  1. 1 advanced (technology)
  2. 2 to advance
先锋
xiān fēng
  1. 1 vanguard
  2. 2 pioneer
  3. 3 avant-garde
抢先
qiǎng xiān
  1. 1 to rush (to do sth urgent)
  2. 2 to try to be the first
  3. 3 to forestall
祖先
zǔ xiān
  1. 1 ancestor
  2. 2 forebears
领先
lǐng xiān
  1. 1 to lead
  2. 2 to be in front
首先
shǒu xiān
  1. 1 first (of all)
  2. 2 in the first place
一马当先
yī mǎ dāng xiān
  1. 1 to take the lead
占先
zhàn xiān
  1. 1 to take precedence
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.
先人
xiān rén
  1. 1 ancestors
  2. 2 previous generations
  3. 3 my late father
先令
xiān lìng
  1. 1 shilling (loanword)
先来后到
xiān lái hòu dào
  1. 1 in order of arrival
  2. 2 first come, first served
先例
xiān lì
  1. 1 antecedent
  2. 2 precedent
先兆
xiān zhào
  1. 1 omen
先前
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

从表面上来看，里弗斯已经达到了恶心火箭队的目的了，但我一直认为他是被高估的一位教练，虽然他曾经带领波士顿凯尔特人队拿到一枚冠军戒指，但他也曾经两次在三比一大比分领先的情况下，被对手翻盘，这样的表现远远配不上冠军教练的美名。
cóng biǎomiàn shàng láikàn ，Lǐfúsī yǐjīng dádào le ěxīn Huǒjiànduì de mùdì le ，dàn wǒ yīzhí rènwéi tā shì bèi gāogū de yī wèi jiàoliàn ，suīrán tā céngjīng dàilǐng Bōshìdùn kǎiěrtèrén duì ná dào yī méi guànjūn jièzhi ，dàn tā yě céngjīng liǎng cì zài sān bǐ yī dà bǐfēn lǐngxiān de qíngkuàng xià ，bèi duìshǒu fānpán ，zhèyàng de biǎoxiàn yuǎnyuǎn pèi bù shàng guànjūn jiàoliàn de měimíng 。
From appearances it seems like Rivers is really out to get the Rockets, but I've always thought he was overestimated as a coach. Although he once led the Boston Celtics to win championship rings, it's been twice now that he has lost after starting with a 3-1 lead, that's far from the performance of a champion coach.
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一开始活塞就领先，后来被太阳队追平，不过最后还是活塞赢的，110比108。
yīkāishǐ huósāi jiù lǐngxiān ，hòulái bèi tàiyángduì zhuīpíng ，bùguò zuìhòu háishì huósāi yíng de ，yībǎishí bǐ yībǎilíngbā 。
The Pistons took the lead right at the beginning. Later on the Suns tied it up. However, in the end the Pistons still won 110 to 108.
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领先
lǐngxiān
To lead.
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好，那我现在介绍品牌战略。有些品牌的产品线齐全，比如奔驰，房车并不是它的主力产品。而本土的长城，房车是他们的核心产品，他们希望成为中国房车的领先品牌。
hǎo ，nà wǒ xiànzài jièshào pǐnpái zhànlüè 。yǒuxiē pǐnpái de chǎnpǐnxiàn qíquán ，bǐrú Bēnchí ，fángchē bìng bùshì tā de zhǔlì chǎnpǐn 。ér běntǔ de Chángchéng ，fángchē shì tāmen de héxīn chǎnpǐn ，tāmen xīwàng chéngwéi Zhōngguó fángchē de lǐngxiān pǐnpái 。
OK, now I'll talk about brand strategy. Some brands' product lines are complete, e.g. Mercedes Benz; motor homes are in no way their main product. Motor homes, however, are the core product of local Great Wall. They hope to become China's leading motor home brand.
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对，所以自主创新就特别重要。我们的企业大多数还不具备领先的技术，但是他们在这方面的意识却已经很强了。这也是联想收购IBM个人电脑业务的一大原因。融会贯通，集众家所长来提升自己。
duì ，suǒyǐ zìzhǔ chuàngxīn jiù tèbié zhòngyào 。wǒmen de qǐyè dàduōshù hái bù jùbèi lǐngxiān de jìshù ，dànshì tāmen zàizhèfāngmiàn yìshì què yǐjīng hěn qiáng le 。zhè yěshì liánxiǎng shōugòu IBM gèrén diànnǎo yèwù de yī dà yuányīn 。rónghuìguàntōng ，jízhòngjiāsuǒcháng lái tíshēng zìjǐ 。
Yes, so self-driven innovation is extremely important. A lot of our companies don't have pioneering technologies, but they're already very aware of this aspect. This is a big reason that Lenovo wanted to buy IBM's PC business. They're learning by studying hard, and improving themselves by concentrating people's strengths.
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