打先锋

打先鋒

dǎxiānfēng

idiom

Meanings

Gǎigé kāifàng chūqī, Shēnzhèn dǎxiānfēng.

In the early days of reform and opening-up, Shenzhen took the lead.

Měi cì gǎo huódòng, zǒng shì tā dǎxiānfēng.

Whenever there's an event, he's always the one out front.

Niánqīngrén yào yǒng yú dǎxiānfēng.

Young people should be willing to blaze the trail.

memory

先锋 literally means "front spear" — the forward point of an army. 打先锋 means to play that role, going in first.

打 dǎ

先 xiān

锋 fēng