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领先 lǐngxiān

领先 lǐngxiān Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 2 English Translations of the word 领先 lǐngxiān .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
lǐngxiān | ling3 xian1
English translation
to lead
to be in front

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Traditional form

領先

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí
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Etymology of 领先 lǐngxiān

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lǐng

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and Líng represents the sound. Simplified form of lǐng .

Phonetic compound

Líng

Semantic compound

Positional decomposition

令页

Number of Strokes

11
xiān

Type

ideographic

Explanation

Depicts a person ( rén ) stepping forward ( zhǐ ) leading the way.

Positional decomposition

⿱⿰?土儿

Number of Strokes

6

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Example sentences using 领先 lǐngxiān

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罗马尼亚 Luó mǎ ní yà huá 浆手快速 kuài sù 有力 yǒu lì de 划水占据 zhànjù le 领先 lǐngxiān 位置 wèizhi .

The Romanian rowers pulled ahead with fast, powerful strokes.

领先 lǐngxiān de 赛艇 sài tǐng 队员 duì yuán 拼命 pīnmìng wǎng qián huá .

The winning crew rapidly forged ahead.

现在 xiànzài sài Zhōng 匹马领先 lǐngxiān ?

Which horse is leading in the race right now?

zhè wèi Bǎi sài 冠军 guànjūn 好不容易 hǎo bù róng yì 领先 lǐngxiān 一秒到达 dàodá 终点 zhōngdiǎn .

The hundred metres champion managed to get home by a second.

gāi 冠军 guànjūn 领先 lǐngxiān 十八 shí bā miǎo .

The champion is leading by eighteen seconds.

领先 lǐngxiān Decomposition

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领先 lǐngxiān Compounds

See all 38 Chinese words that contain the characters that make up the word 领先 lǐngxiān in their composition.

  • lǐng
    • xiān
      • zàn
        • zuān , zǎn , zàn , zàn , zuǎn , , , , zǎn , , , , , , , , zàn , , ,
      • xuǎn , xiàn , , xiān , xiǎn , shēn , shēn , xiǎn , xiǎn , shēn , xiǎn , , , , , ,
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