created sense approved 前卫/前衛 · qiánwèi · vanguard — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
前卫 / 前衛
qiánwèi
vanguard
the front part of an army that marches ahead to provide protection and clear the way
前 (literal) → 前 · qián · front 卫 (literal) → 卫/衛 · wèi · to guard
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created sense approved 前卫/前衛 · qiánwèi · midfielder — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
前卫 / 前衛
qiánwèi
midfielder
a player in soccer, handball, or other sports who plays between the forwards and the defenders to help both with offense and defense
前 (literal) → 前 · qián · front 卫 (literal) → 卫/衛 · wèi · to guard
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created sense approved 前卫/前衛 · qiánwèi · avant-garde — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
前卫 / 前衛
qiánwèi
avant-garde
pioneering and innovative in ideas or fashion; at the leading edge of a trend, often in a way that is not yet widely accepted
前 (literal) → 前 · qián · front 卫 (literal) → 卫/衛 · wèi · to guard
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition