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排头兵

pái tóu bīngdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
lit. frontline troops / leader / trailblazer / pacesetter
Sources & editorial notes

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-b4f419f379df71b0. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

排頭兵 排头兵 [pai2 tou2 bing1] /lit. frontline troops/leader/trailblazer/pacesetter/

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Reference information

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Other forms in these source records: 排頭兵

  • 排
    pái

    to arrange in order; to line up / to exclude; to eliminate; to repel; to expel; to discharge / (literary) to push aside; to force open / to rehearse / row; line / platoon / (bound form) steak; chop / (bound form) raft / classifier for rows or lines (of people or things)

  • 头
    tóu

    head / hair style / the top / end / beginning or end / a stub / remnant / chief / boss / side / aspect / first / leading / classifier for pigs or livestock / CL:個|个[gè]

    tou

    suffix for nouns

  • 兵
    bīng

    soldiers / a force / an army / weapons / arms / military / warlike / CL:個|个[gè]

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.