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Definition(s) for: 敢为人先

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
敢为人先 gǎn wéi rén xiān - to dare to be first
- to pioneer (idiom)

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Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - 73,133 53,581 61,715

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
gǎn- to dare
- daring
- (polite) may I venture
wéi- as (in the capacity of)
- to take sth as
- to act as
- to serve as
- to behave as
- to become
- to be
- to do
- by (in the passive voice)
wèi- because of
- for
- to
wéi- variant of 為|为[wei2]
wèi- variant of 為|为[wei4]
rén- person; people
- CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4]
xiān- beforehand; first; earlier
- at first; originally
- for the time being; for now
- (prefix) my late (in referring to deceased relatives older than oneself)

Other Words Containing 敢为人先

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
敢为人先 - - 73,133 53,581 61,715