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名列前茅

míng liè qián máodictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
to rank among the best
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-380b46a43fc72c74. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

名列前茅 名列前茅 [ming2 lie4 qian2 mao2] /to rank among the best/

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Reference information

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Character information

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  • 名
    míng

    name / noun (part of speech) / place (e.g. among winners) / famous / classifier for people

  • 列
    liè

    to arrange / to line up / file / series / (in data tables) column / (Tw) row

  • 前
    qián

    front / forward / ahead / first / top (followed by a number) / future / ago / before / BC (e.g. 前293年) / former / formerly

  • 茅
    máo

    reeds / rushes

    Máo

    surname Mao

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.