created sense approved 前茅 · qiánmáo · top ranks — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
前茅
qiánmáo
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|名列前茅|ming2 lie4 qian2 mao2]] or [[位居前茅|位居前茅|wei4 ju1 qian2 mao2]]
前 (literal) → 前 · qián · first 茅 (literal) → 茅 · máo · thatch
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition
created sense approved 前茅 · qiánmáo · forward patrol — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
前茅
qiánmáo
forward patrol
(literary) A forward patrol or vanguard; originally referring to scouts who used reeds to signal warnings to the main army behind them.
前 (literal) → 前 · qián · front 茅 (literal) → 茅 · máo · thatch
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition