先锋
先锋先鋒 xiān fēng ㄒㄧㄢ ㄈㄥ sin1 fung1 HSK 6
- vanguard; pioneer; avant-garde
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Character breakdown
More words with these characters
先
- 事先 shì xiān ㄕˋ ㄒㄧㄢ si6 sin1 in advance
- 优先優先 yōu xiān ㄧㄡ ㄒㄧㄢ jau1 sin1 to have priority; to take precedence
- 先例 xiān lì ㄒㄧㄢ ㄌㄧˋ sin1 lai6 precedent
- 先前 xiān qián ㄒㄧㄢ ㄑㄧㄢˊ sin1 cin4 before; previously
- 先天 xiān tiān ㄒㄧㄢ ㄊㄧㄢ sin1 tin1 embryonic period (contrasted with 後天|后天[hou4 tian1])
- 先后先後 xiān hòu ㄒㄧㄢ ㄏㄡˋ sin1 hau6 early or late; first and last; priority
锋
- 交锋交鋒 jiāo fēng ㄐㄧㄠ ㄈㄥ gaau1 fung1 to cross swords
- 锋面鋒面 fēng miàn ㄈㄥ ㄇㄧㄢˋ fung1 min6 front (meteorology)
- 针锋相对針鋒相對 zhēn fēng xiāng duì ㄓㄣ ㄈㄥ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄉㄨㄟˋ zam1 fung1 soeng1 deoi3 to oppose each other with equal harshness (idiom); tit for tat
- 中锋中鋒 zhōng fēng ㄓㄨㄥ ㄈㄥ zung1 fung1 (sports) midfielder; (basketball) center; (hockey, soccer) center forward
- 偏锋偏鋒 piān fēng ㄆㄧㄢ ㄈㄥ pin1 fung1 (calligraphy) technique in which the shaft of the brush is held at a low angle, so that the tip of the brush runs along the edge of the stroke (cf. 正鋒|正锋[zheng4 feng1] and 側鋒|侧锋[ce4 feng1])
- 侧锋側鋒 cè fēng ㄘㄜˋ ㄈㄥ zak1 fung1 (calligraphy) technique in which the shaft of the brush is held at an oblique angle, so that the tip of the brush runs near the edge of the stroke (cf. 正鋒|正锋[zheng4 feng1] and 偏鋒|偏锋[pian1 feng1])
Idioms with these characters
- 笨鸟先飞笨鳥先飛 bèn niǎo xiān fēi ㄅㄣˋ ㄋㄧㄠˇ ㄒㄧㄢ ㄈㄟ ban6 niu5 sin1 fei1 lit. the clumsy bird flies early (idiom); fig. to work hard to compensate for one's limited abilities
- 敢为人先敢為人先 gǎn wéi rén xiān ㄍㄢˇ ㄨㄟˊ ㄖㄣˊ ㄒㄧㄢ gam2 wai4 jan4 sin1 to dare to be first
- 捷足先登 jié zú xiān dēng ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄗㄨˊ ㄒㄧㄢ ㄉㄥ zit3 zuk1 sin1 dang1 the quick-footed climb up first (idiom)
- 溘先朝露 kè xiān zhāo lù ㄎㄜˋ ㄒㄧㄢ ㄓㄠ ㄌㄨˋ hap6 sin1 ziu1 lou6 the morning dew will swiftly dissipate (idiom); fig. ephemeral and precarious nature of human existence
- 身先朝露 shēn xiān zhāo lù ㄕㄣ ㄒㄧㄢ ㄓㄠ ㄌㄨˋ san1 sin1 ziu1 lou6 body will go with the morning dew (idiom); fig. ephemeral and precarious nature of human existence
- 锋芒内敛鋒芒內斂 fēng máng nèi liǎn ㄈㄥ ㄇㄤˊ ㄋㄟˋ ㄌㄧㄢˇ fung1 mong4 noi6 lim5 to be talented yet self-effacing (idiom)
- 及锋而试及鋒而試 jí fēng ér shì ㄐㄧˊ ㄈㄥ ㄦˊ ㄕˋ kap6 fung1 ji4 si3 lit. to reach the tip and try (idiom); to have a go when at one's peak
- 针锋相对針鋒相對 zhēn fēng xiāng duì ㄓㄣ ㄈㄥ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄉㄨㄟˋ zam1 fung1 soeng1 deoi3 to oppose each other with equal harshness (idiom); tit for tat