先驱

先驅

xiānqū

noun #15,801

Meanings

1 pioneer
2 trailblazer
3 forerunner

Characters

first; before; ahead

to drive; to gallop

Examples

他是中国现代医学的先驱。

Tā shì Zhōngguó xiàndài yīxué de xiānqū.

He was a pioneer of modern medicine in China.

先驱者们为后来人铺平了道路。

Xiānqūzhěmen wèi hòulái rén pūpíng le dàolù.

The pioneers paved the way for those who came after.

Tips

memory

先 (first/ahead) + 驱 (to drive/to gallop) — someone who drives ahead of everyone else, blazing the trail.

Stroke Order

先 xiān

驱 qū