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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
Lei Feng (1940-1962), made into a model of altruism and dedication to the Party by propaganda from 1963 onwards
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point of a spear / edge of a tool / vanguard / forward (in sports team)
sharp (e.g. knife blade) / incisive / to the point
to charge / to assault / assault
cutting edge or point of a knife, sword or tool
to strive
wing / wing forward
vanguard / front line / a forward (sports)
(sports) midfielder; (basketball) center; (hockey, soccer) center forward / see 正鋒|正锋
the tip of a writing brush / vigor of style in writing / stroke / touch
topic under discussion; direction or tone of the conversation
to charge and break through enemy lines
to show off one's ability
tip (of pencil, spear etc) / sharp point / cutting edge / spearhead / vanguard
pioneer; trailblazer
(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
cold front (meteorology)
lit. to reach the tip and try (idiom); to have a go when at one's peak
warm front (meteorology)
high speed steel
front (meteorology)
Tse Ting-Fung or Nicholas Tse (1980-), Cantopop star
submachine gun
(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)
daring vanguard / pioneer / leading figure
thread of discussion / topic
to change the direction or tone of a conversation
the sword moves with side stroke (modern idiom) / fig. unexpected winning move / unconventional gambit
Young Pioneers of China (primary school league, a preparation for Communist Youth League) / abbr. to 少先隊|少先队
to be talented yet self-effacing (idiom)
variant of 鋒芒|锋芒
Uzi (submachine gun)
Hua Guofeng (1921-2008), CCP Chairman 1976-1981
to write with the tip of the brush tilted / (fig.) to resort to devious means
vanguard
avant-garde
to push oneself forward / to seek fame / to be in the limelight
manner of speech / tone of voice
occluded front (meteorology)
to lead the charge
to draw in one's claws / to show some modesty
(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)
selfless model citizen, just like Lei Feng 雷鋒|雷锋
stationary front (meteorology)
occluded front (meteorology)
stationary front (meteorology)


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