首倡

shǒuchàng

verb #81,506

Meanings

1 to initiate
2 to be the first to advocate
3 to take the lead in proposing

Characters

to advocate; to initiate

Examples

HSK 1

孙中山首倡三民主义。

Sūn Zhōngshān shǒuchàng Sānmínzhǔyì.

Sun Yat-sen was the first to advocate the Three Principles of the People.

HSK 6

他首倡建立这个公益组织。

Tā shǒuchàng jiànlì zhège gōngyì zǔzhī.

He was the first to advocate establishing this charity organization.

Tips

register

Formal/written. Common in historical and political writing to credit someone as the originator of an idea or movement. Compare with 倡导 (chàngdǎo, advocate) - 首倡 specifically marks 'first'.

Stroke Order

首 shǒu

倡 chàng