敢为人先 gǎnwéirénxiān to dare to be first Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 敢 gǎn auxiliaryverb to dare to dare; to have the courage or bravery to do something为 為 wéi verbpreposition to be to be; to become; to act as; to serve as; to take as人 rén nounpronoun other people other people; others; another person先 xiān verb to lead (xiān) to walk ahead of others; to lead; to precede