旗手

qíshǒu
noun #47,918

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 flag bearer; standard bearer; (figurative) leader of a movement

Examples

Tā shì Àoyùnhuì kāimùshì shàng Zhōngguó dàibiǎotuán de qíshǒu.
He was the flag bearer for the Chinese delegation at the Olympic opening ceremony.
Lǔ Xùn bèi yùwèi xīn wénhuà yùndòng de qíshǒu.
Lu Xun is hailed as the standard-bearer of the New Culture Movement.

Tips

usage
Used both literally (the soldier or athlete carrying a flag) and figuratively (the foremost figure leading a literary, political, or cultural movement). The figurative sense is common in editorial writing.

Stroke Order

shǒu