身先士卒 shēnxiānshìzú to lead from the front Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 身 shēn nounpronoun self one's own person; oneself; personally先 xiān verb to lead (xiān) to walk ahead of others; to lead; to precede士卒 shìzú soldier soldier or private; originally referred to armored warriors and infantry in ancient times