着先鞭

著先鞭
zhuóxiānbiān
idiom

Meanings

  1. 1 to take the lead; to get a head start ahead of others

Examples

Zài diàndòngchē shìchǎng, tāmen gōngsī zǎo yǐ zhuóxiānbiān.
In the EV market, their company got out ahead long ago.
Zuò yánjiū yào zhuóxiānbiān, bùnéng děng biérén fābiǎo le cái dòngshǒu.
In research you have to move first — you can't wait for someone else to publish before you start.

Tips

history
From the Jin Shu biography of Liu Kun, who feared his friend Zu Ti would 'crack the whip ahead' of him () in serving the state. The image is of spurring your horse into a gallop before the pack does.

Stroke Order

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xiān
biān