先锋 先鋒
先锋 先鋒 xiān fēng ㄒㄧㄢ ㄈㄥ sin1 fung1 HSK 6
- vanguard; pioneer; avant-garde
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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 后天)
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- 先后 先後 xiān hòu ㄒㄧㄢ ㄏㄡˋ sin1 hau6 early or late; first and last; priority
- 先生 xiān sheng ㄒㄧㄢ ˙ㄕㄥ sin1 saang1 teacher
- 先进 先進 xiān jìn ㄒㄧㄢ ㄐㄧㄣˋ sin1 zeon3 sophisticated; advanced (technology etc)
- 先驱 先驅 xiān qū ㄒㄧㄢ ㄑㄩ sin1 keoi1 to pioneer
- 原先 yuán xiān ㄩㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄢ jyun4 sin1 originally
- 率先 shuài xiān ㄕㄨㄞˋ ㄒㄧㄢ seot1 sin1 to take the lead
- 祖先 zǔ xiān ㄗㄨˇ ㄒㄧㄢ zou2 sin1 ancestors; forebears
- 预先 預先 yù xiān ㄩˋ ㄒㄧㄢ jyu6 sin1 beforehand; in advance
- 领先 領先 lǐng xiān ㄌㄧㄥˇ ㄒㄧㄢ ling5 sin1 to lead
- 首先 shǒu xiān ㄕㄡˇ ㄒㄧㄢ sau2 sin1 first of all; in the first place
- 争先恐后 爭先恐後 zhēng xiān kǒng hòu ㄓㄥ ㄒㄧㄢ ㄎㄨㄥˇ ㄏㄡˋ zang1 sin1 hung2 hau6 (idiom) to compete to be first; to scramble to get ahead; to rush forward for fear of falling behind
- 占先 佔先 zhàn xiān ㄓㄢˋ ㄒㄧㄢ zim3 sin1 to take precedence
- 尽先 儘先 jǐn xiān ㄐㄧㄣˇ ㄒㄧㄢ zeon2 sin1 in the first instance
- 先主 xiān zhǔ ㄒㄧㄢ ㄓㄨˇ sin1 zyu2 former ruler; founding ruler
- 先人 xiān rén ㄒㄧㄢ ㄖㄣˊ sin1 jan4 ancestor; forefather
锋 鋒
- 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. 正锋 and 侧锋)
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- 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. 正锋 and 偏锋)
- 冷锋 冷鋒 lěng fēng ㄌㄥˇ ㄈㄥ laang5 fung1 cold front (meteorology)
- 刀锋 刀鋒 dāo fēng ㄉㄠ ㄈㄥ dou1 fung1 cutting edge or point of a knife, sword or tool
- 前锋 前鋒 qián fēng ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄈㄥ cin4 fung1 vanguard
- 口锋 口鋒 kǒu fēng ㄎㄡˇ ㄈㄥ hau2 fung1 manner of speech
- 暖锋 暖鋒 nuǎn fēng ㄋㄨㄢˇ ㄈㄥ nyun5 fung1 warm front (meteorology)
- 正锋 正鋒 zhèng fēng ㄓㄥˋ ㄈㄥ zing3 fung1 (calligraphy) technique in which the shaft of the brush is kept upright, so that the tip of the brush runs along the center of the stroke (cf. 侧锋 and 偏锋)
- 争锋 爭鋒 zhēng fēng ㄓㄥ ㄈㄥ zang1 fung1 to strive
- 笔锋 筆鋒 bǐ fēng ㄅㄧˇ ㄈㄥ bat1 fung1 the tip of a writing brush
- 冲锋 衝鋒 chōng fēng ㄔㄨㄥ ㄈㄥ cung1 fung1 to charge
- 话锋 話鋒 huà fēng ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄈㄥ waa6 fung1 topic under discussion; direction or tone of the conversation
- 语锋 語鋒 yǔ fēng ㄩˇ ㄈㄥ jyu5 fung1 thread of discussion
- 边锋 邊鋒 biān fēng ㄅㄧㄢ ㄈㄥ bin1 fung1 winger (in soccer or hockey)
- 锋利 鋒利 fēng lì ㄈㄥ ㄌㄧˋ fung1 lei6 sharp (e.g. knife blade)
- 锋芒 鋒芒 fēng máng ㄈㄥ ㄇㄤˊ fung1 mong4 tip (of pencil, spear etc)
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)
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- 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
- 未卜先知 wèi bǔ xiān zhī ㄨㄟˋ ㄅㄨˇ ㄒㄧㄢ ㄓ mei6 buk1 sin1 zi1 (idiom) to foresee the future (without divination); to know beforehand through uncanny insight
- 闻风先遁 聞風先遁 wén fēng xiān dùn ㄨㄣˊ ㄈㄥ ㄒㄧㄢ ㄉㄨㄣˋ man4 fung1 sin1 deon6 to flee at hearing the news (idiom)
- 先睹为快 先睹為快 xiān dǔ wéi kuài ㄒㄧㄢ ㄉㄨˇ ㄨㄟˊ ㄎㄨㄞˋ sin1 dou2 wai4 faai3 (idiom) to consider it a pleasure to be among the first to read (or watch or enjoy)
- 先发制人 先發制人 xiān fā zhì rén ㄒㄧㄢ ㄈㄚ ㄓˋ ㄖㄣˊ sin1 faat3 zai3 jan4 (idiom) to gain the initiative by striking first; to preempt
- 先来后到 先來後到 xiān lái hòu dào ㄒㄧㄢ ㄌㄞˊ ㄏㄡˋ ㄉㄠˋ sin1 loi4 hau6 dou3 (idiom) in order of arrival; first come, first served
- 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