qián​máo

top ranks

  • created sense approved 前茅 · qián​máo · top ranks — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    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|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

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  • created sense approved 前茅 · qián​máo · forward patrol — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    前茅

    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.

    前 (literal) → 前 · qián · front 茅 (literal) → 茅 · máo · thatch

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

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