shēn xiān shì zú

身先士卒 (shēn xiān shì zú) is a Chinese word meaning “to fight at the head of one's troops; (fig.) to take the lead”.

Meanings

  1. 1to fight at the head of one's troops
  2. 2(fig.) to take the lead

Characters in 身先士卒

身shēn · body先xiān · beforehand; first; earlier士shì · member of the senior ministerial class (old)卒zú · soldier

Related words

先生teacher先beforehand; first; earlier女士lady身上on the body博士doctor (as an academic degree)身体the body身body身边at one's side首先first of all; in the first place身份identity; aspect of one's identity (e.g. mayor, father, permanent resident); role; capacity (as in "in his capacity as ..." 以[yi3] + ... + 的身份[de5 shen1 fen4]); status (social, legal etc); position; rank士兵soldier护士nurse

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