dǎ​xiān​fēng

to serve as the vanguard

打先锋 打先鋒 dǎ//xiān​fēng
to serve as the vanguard
To serve as the lead unit or advance party in military operations or combat
to be a pioneer
To take the initiative, play a leading role, or act as a trailblazer in a non-military field, such as technology or research

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0.093 per million

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BCC Corpus (BLCU)