打頭陣

打头阵
dǎtóuzhèn
to take the lead

CEDICT

  1. (figurative) to fight in the van; to spearhead the attack
  2. to fight in the van; to spearhead the attack
  3. to take the lead; to be the first

Wiktionary

喻處事積極，在前面帶頭做。

重編國語辭典

  1. 前線第一個作戰
  2. 處事積極，在前面帶頭做

維基詞典

Entry Composition

1 打頭 dǎtóu
  1. (dialectal) from the start; from the beginning
  2. (electronics) to tap
  3. from the start; from the beginning
  4. to take the lead; to be at the beginning; to be situated at the front
  5. to tap
2 陣 zhèn
  1. disposition of troops
  2. wave
  3. spate
  4. burst
  5. spell
  6. short period of time
  7. classifier for events or states of short duration

Related entries

一馬當先 yīmǎdāngxiān (idiom) to take the lead
佔上風 zhànshàngfēng
  1. to take the lead
  2. to gain the upper hand
挑頭 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
領頭 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

牽頭 qiāntóu
  1. to lead (an animal by the head)
  2. to take the lead
  3. to coordinate (a combined operation)
  4. to mediate
  5. a go-between (e.g. marriage broker)
身先士卒 shēnxiānshìzú
  1. to fight at the head of one's troops
  2. (fig.) to take the lead
反超 fǎnchāo
  1. to reverse (the score)
  2. to pull off a comeback
  3. to take the lead
超前 chāoqián
  1. to be ahead of one's time
  2. to surpass or outdo one's predecessors
  3. to be ahead of the pack
  4. to take the lead
  5. advanced