領先
ㄌㄧㄥˇ ㄒㄧㄢ
“to be in the lead; to be ahead; to lead; to be in front; to hold an advantage”
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領
ㄌㄧㄥˇ
Neck; collar; to lead or guide; to receive or accept; classifier for garments, mats, or screens; main points or outline.
先
ㄒㄧㄢ
Beforehand; first; earlier; originally; for the time being; for now; my late (prefix for deceased older relatives); ancestor; primary matter; former; previous; Mr. (abbreviation); surname.
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Words sharing these characters
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- 先生ㄒㄧㄢ ㄕㄥMr.; sir; gentleman; teacher; husband; (dated) scholar or Taoist priest
- 領域ㄌㄧㄥˇ ㄩˋterritory under a nation's sovereignty, including land, sea, and air; a domain, sphere, or field of academic thought or social activity.
- 領導ㄌㄧㄥˇ ㄉㄠˇto lead; to guide; leadership; a leader; a person in charge
- 首先ㄕㄡˇ ㄒㄧㄢfirst of all; in the first place; before anything else; initially
- 帶領ㄉㄞˋ ㄌㄧㄥˇto lead; to guide; to direct a group or team
- 先前ㄒㄧㄢ ㄑㄧㄢˊbefore; previously; earlier; formerly; at an earlier time
- 領袖ㄌㄧㄥˇ ㄒㄧㄡˋleader of a country or group; (lit.) collar and sleeves of a garment
- 優先ㄧㄡ ㄒㄧㄢto take precedence; to have priority; to be given first consideration; to be dealt with before others.
- 領導人ㄌㄧㄥˇ ㄉㄠˇ ㄖㄣˊleader; person in a position of authority; head of an organization or group; political leader
- 先後ㄒㄧㄢ ㄏㄡˋearly or late; in order of time; one after another; in succession; first and then later
- 原先ㄩㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄢoriginally; at first; in the beginning; former; initial.
- 先發ㄒㄧㄢ ㄈㄚto take preemptive action; to act first; (sports) to be in the starting lineup; (baseball) to be the starting pitcher