gǎn wéi rén xiān

Traditional: 敢為人先

敢为人先 (gǎn wéi rén xiān) is a Chinese word meaning “to dare to be first; to pioneer (idiom)”.

Meanings

  1. 1to dare to be first
  2. 2to pioneer (idiom)

Characters in 敢为人先

敢gǎn · to dare为wéi · as (in the capacity of)人rén · person; people先xiān · beforehand; first; earlier

Related words

人person; people因为because; owing to; on account of为什么why?先生teacher为as (in the capacity of)为because of为variant of 為|为[wei2]为variant of 為|为[wei4]认为to believe; to think; to consider; to feel为了for; for the purpose of; in order to以为to think; to believe (often with the implication that the belief is mistaken – unless referring to one's own current belief)先beforehand; first; earlier

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