(idiom) to consider it a pleasure to be among the first to read (or watch or enjoy)
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Frequency data: Cai & Brysbaert, SUBTLEX-CH (2010), Creative Commons Attribution. The data includes word forms with at least 10 occurrences in an older subtitle sample. It does not provide current frequency or HSK levels. Absence from the sample does not establish that a word is rare. Names, variants and restricted readings identified in the source appear after general-use entries within the same match type.
having foresight / a person of foresight
(idiom) try persuasion before resorting to force
pre-Qin, Chinese history up to the foundation of the Qin imperial dynasty in 221 BC
herald / precursor / harbinger
to gain the upper hand by a show of strength
forerunner
foresight / prescience
a visionary
person of foresight
to leave first (courteous expression used to excuse oneself) / (euphemism) to predecease / to die first (e.g. before one's spouse)
(official accolade) advanced individual / exemplary individual
(computing, inventory management etc) first in, first out
advanced weapon
advanced level
(official accolade) pace-setting team / exemplary group
(military) advance party
avant-garde
to be the first / to lead the way
(philosophy) a priori
(math.) prior probability
no first use (policy for nuclear weapons) / NFU
preliminary notification / to announce in advance
to take precedence
in the first instance / as a first priority
prior purchase right / right of first refusal (ROFR) / preemptive right to purchase
preferred stock
preemptive right (in share issue)
before the troops move, fodder and provisions go first (idiom) / logistics comes before military maneuvers / an army marches on its stomach
previously / before that / up to then
"he failed to complete his quest before death" (line from the poem "The Premier of Shu" 蜀相[] by Du Fu 杜甫[])
lit. rafters that jut out rot first (idiom) / fig. anyone who makes himself conspicuous will be targeted for attack
Ladies first!
To do a good job, an artisan needs the best tools (idiom). Good tools are prerequisite to the successful execution of a job
(Singapore) (loanword) percent
to come late and leave first / last in, first out (LIFO)
(dialect) before / in the past / previously
daring vanguard / pioneer / leading figure
the guilty party files the suit / the thief cries thief
the idea is present before the first stroke of the brush, when the last stroke is placed the idea shines through
Definitions from CC-CEDICT · 125,326 source records · Release 2026-10-27