一马当先

一馬當先
yīmǎdāngxiān
(idiom) to take the lead

CEDICT

to gallop at the head; to take the lead; to be in the foremost rank

Wiktionary

赶在众人之前，领先前进。

重編國語辭典

赶在众人之前，领先前进

維基詞典

Entry Composition

1 一 yī
  1. one
  2. single
  3. a (article)
  4. as soon as
  5. entire; whole; all; throughout
  6. "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1)
  7. also pr. yāo for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit
2 马 mǎ
  1. horse
  2. horse or cavalry piece in Chinese chess
  3. knight in Western chess

classifier: 匹
3 当先 dāngxiān
  1. (literary) originally; at first
  2. (literary) to take the lead in
  3. originally; at first
  4. to take the lead in

Related entries

占上风 zhànshàngfēng
  1. to take the lead
  2. to gain the upper hand
打头阵 dǎtóuzhèn to take the lead
挑头 tiǎotóu
  1. to take the lead
  2. to be first to (do sth)
  3. to pioneer
率先 shuàixiān
  1. to take the lead
  2. to show initiative
领头 lǐngtóu
  1. to take the lead
  2. to be first to start
日本是世界高科技产业的领头人。

Japan is the leader of the world's high-tech industry.

Source: Tatoeba

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