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vanguard; pioneer; avant-garde
HSK 6
to cross swords / to have a confrontation (with sb)
HSK 7-9
to oppose each other with equal harshness (idiom); tit for tat / measure for measure
HSK 7-9
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  *鋒* | 鋒* | *鋒
point of a spear / edge of a tool / vanguard / forward (in sports team)
cutting edge or point of a knife, sword or tool
topic under discussion; direction or tone of the conversation
submachine gun
to charge / to assault / assault
vanguard / front line / a forward (sports)
sharp (e.g. knife blade) / incisive / to the point
daring vanguard / pioneer / leading figure
(sports) midfielder; (basketball) center; (hockey, soccer) center forward / see 正鋒|正锋
tip (of pencil, spear etc) / sharp point / cutting edge / spearhead / vanguard
to strive
front (meteorology)
pioneer; trailblazer
(calligraphy) technique in which the shaft of the brush is kept upright, so that the tip of the brush runs along the center of the stroke (cf. 側鋒|侧锋 and 偏鋒|偏锋)
stationary front (meteorology)
Young Pioneers of China (primary school league, a preparation for Communist Youth League) / abbr. to 少先隊|少先队
cold front (meteorology)
to show off one's ability
(calligraphy) technique in which the shaft of the brush is held at an oblique angle, so that the tip of the brush runs near the edge of the stroke (cf. 正鋒|正锋 and 偏鋒|偏锋)
to charge and break through enemy lines
vanguard
the tip of a writing brush / vigor of style in writing / stroke / touch
(calligraphy) technique in which the shaft of the brush is held at a low angle, so that the tip of the brush runs along the edge of the stroke (cf. 正鋒|正锋 and 側鋒|侧锋) / (fig.) unorthodox or improper way of doing things
first sign of budding talent / to display one's ability for the first time
to be talented yet self-effacing (idiom)
to lead the charge
occluded front (meteorology)
Tse Ting-Fung or Nicholas Tse (1980-), Cantopop star
lit. to reach the tip and try (idiom); to have a go when at one's peak
occluded front (meteorology)
variant of 鋒芒|锋芒
Hua Guofeng (1921-2008), CCP Chairman 1976-1981
to change the direction or tone of a conversation
the sword moves with side stroke (modern idiom) / fig. unexpected winning move / unconventional gambit
avant-garde
winger (in soccer or hockey)
to push oneself forward / to seek fame / to be in the limelight
manner of speech / tone of voice
to draw in one's claws / to show some modesty
warm front (meteorology)
a selfless, helpful person, like the model citizen Lei Feng 雷鋒|雷锋 (often used to refer to sb in a joking or teasing way)
Uzi (submachine gun)
thread of discussion / topic
to write with the tip of the brush tilted / (fig.) to resort to devious means
high speed steel
Lei Feng (1940-1962), a soldier celebrated by the Chinese government from 1963 onward as a model of selflessness and devotion to the Communist Party
stationary front (meteorology)


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