开路先锋

開路先鋒

kāilù-xiānfēng

idiom #44,647

Meanings

HSK 4

他是这项技术的开路先锋。

Tā shì zhè xiàng jìshù de kāilùxiānfēng.

He's a pioneer of this technology.

HSK 5

年轻人要敢当改革的开路先锋。

Niánqīngrén yào gǎn dāng gǎigé de kāilùxiānfēng.

Young people should dare to be the vanguard of reform.

history

Originally a military term - the 先锋 (vanguard) general who opened the road ahead of the main army. Now used in any first-mover sense.

usage

Always complimentary. Common in news and speeches about innovation and reform.

开 kāi

路 lù

先 xiān

锋 fēng