qián​máo

top ranks

前茅 qián​máo
top ranks
The top ranks or positions in a ranking, such as for examination results or performance; often used in the phrases 名列前茅 míng​liè​qián​máo or 位居前茅 wèi​jū​qián​máo
forward patrol
(literary) A forward patrol or vanguard; originally referring to scouts who used reeds to signal warnings to the main army behind them.

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0.030 per million appears in 0% of films
Written text
0.799 per million

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