lǐng xiān dì wèidictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
lead(ing) position
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Original source entry:

領先地位 领先地位 [ling3 xian1 di4 wei4] /lead(ing) position/

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Other forms in these source records: 領先地位

  • 领
    lǐng

    neck / collar / to lead / to receive / classifier for clothes, mats, screens etc

  • 先
    xiān

    beforehand / first / earlier / at first / originally / for the time being / for now / (prefix) my late (in referring to deceased relatives older than oneself)

  • 地
    de

    -ly / structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct

    dì

    earth / ground / field / place / land / CL:片[piàn]

  • 位
    wèi

    position / location / place / seat / classifier for people (honorific) / classifier for binary bits (e.g. 十六位 16-bit or 2 bytes) / (physics) potential

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