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vanguard; pioneer; avant-garde
HSK 6
cutting edge or point of a knife, sword or tool
to cross swords / to have a confrontation (with sb)
HSK 7-9
vanguard
to oppose each other with equal harshness (idiom); tit for tat / measure for measure
HSK 7-9
warm front (meteorology)
to lead the charge
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)
(sports) midfielder; (basketball) center; (hockey, soccer) center forward / see 正鋒|正锋
cold front (meteorology)
sharp (e.g. knife blade) / incisive / to the point
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point of a spear / edge of a tool / vanguard / forward (in sports team)
Uzi (submachine gun)
(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
vanguard / front line / a forward (sports)
topic under discussion; direction or tone of the conversation
to strive
to charge and break through enemy lines
Hua Guofeng (1921-2008), CCP Chairman 1976-1981
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
lit. to reach the tip and try (idiom); to have a go when at one's peak
to be talented yet self-effacing (idiom)
front (meteorology)
manner of speech / tone of voice
daring vanguard / pioneer / leading figure
to draw in one's claws / to show some modesty
winger (in soccer or hockey)
tip (of pencil, spear etc) / sharp point / cutting edge / spearhead / vanguard
to show off one's ability
stationary front (meteorology)
submachine gun
Young Pioneers of China (primary school league, a preparation for Communist Youth League) / abbr. to 少先隊|少先队
to charge / to assault / assault
the sword moves with side stroke (modern idiom) / fig. unexpected winning move / unconventional gambit
occluded front (meteorology)
(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)
pioneer; trailblazer
avant-garde
the tip of a writing brush / vigor of style in writing / stroke / touch
to change the direction or tone of a conversation
(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)
Tiefeng, a district of Qiqihar City 齊齊哈爾市|齐齐哈尔市, Heilongjiang
first sign of budding talent / to display one's ability for the first time
stationary front (meteorology)
Tse Ting-Fung or Nicholas Tse (1980-), Cantopop star
to write with the tip of the brush tilted / (fig.) to resort to devious means
to push oneself forward / to seek fame / to be in the limelight
thread of discussion / topic
high speed steel
occluded front (meteorology)
variant of 鋒芒|锋芒


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