打先锋

打先鋒

dǎ xiānfēng

idiom

Meanings

改革开放初期，深圳打先锋。

Gǎigé kāifàng chūqī, Shēnzhèn dǎ xiānfēng.

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

每次搞活动，总是他打先锋。

Měicì gǎo huódòng, zǒngshì tā dǎ xiānfēng.

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

年轻人要勇于打先锋。

Niánqīngrén yào yǒngyú dǎ xiānfēng.

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