created sense approved 身先士卒 · shēnxiānshìzú · to lead from the front — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
身先士卒
shēnxiānshìzú
to lead from the front
To charge at the head of one's troops in battle
身 (literal) → 身 · shēn · self 先 (literal) → 先 · xiān · to lead (xiān) 士卒 (literal) → 士卒 · shìzú · soldier
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition
created sense approved 身先士卒 · shēnxiānshìzú · to lead by example — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
身先士卒
shēnxiānshìzú
to lead by example
Of a leader, to take the lead in a task or movement to set an example for others
身 (literal) → 身 · shēn · self 先 (literal) → 先 · xiān · to lead (xiān) 士卒 (literal) → 士卒 · shìzú · soldier
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition