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领先

lǐng xiān · ling xian

Traditional 領先

HSK 3Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. to lead
  2. to be in front
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The race

  1. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)领先(lǐngxiān)了(le)！

    I'm in the lead!

  2. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)领先(lǐngxiān)多少(duōshao)？

    By how much?

  3. Liangliang

    十米(shímǐ)！

    Ten metres!

  4. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)为什么(wèishénme)不(bù)跑(pǎo)了(le)？

    Why did you stop running?

  5. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)领先(lǐngxiān)，想(xiǎng)休息(xiūxi)一下(yīxià)。

    I'm ahead, I want to rest a bit.

  6. Dengdeng

    你看(nǐkàn)，现在(xiànzài)领先(lǐngxiān)的(de)是(shì)那只(nàzhǐ)狗(gǒu)。

    Look, now the one in the lead is that dog.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

这(zhè)款(kuǎn)笔(bǐ)记(jì)型(xíng)电(diàn)脑(nǎo)价(jià)格(gé)亲(qīn)民(mín)，技(jì)术(shù)领(lǐng)先(xiān)。

The laptop provides cutting-edge technology at an affordable price.

Tatoeba: Chinese by LeviHighway · English by carlosalberto · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

第(dì) 35 分(fēn)钟(zhōng)，汤(tāng)姆(mǔ)头(tóu)球(qiú)破(pò)门(mén)，帮(bāng)助(zhù)球(qiú)队(duì)取(qǔ)得(dé)领(lǐng)先(xiān)。

Tom scored a header in the 35th minute, putting his team in front.

Tatoeba: Chinese by LeviHighway · English by soridsolid · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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领
lǐng

neck; collar

先
xiān

beforehand; first; earlier; at first; originally

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