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HSK 3 · Winning & Losing

领先

lǐng xiān

to lead; to be ahead

Stroke order of 领先

2 characters, 17 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

领 · 11 strokes先 · 6 strokes

Memory trick

领 is a head 页 given a command 令, and 先 shows a person with a foot ahead: head first.

Parts: 领: 令 order + 页 head; 先: first

The characters in 领先

  • 领 lǐng — collar; to lead; to receive (11 strokes)
  • 先 xiān — first; in advance (6 strokes)

Example sentence

我们队领先两分。

Our team is ahead by two points.

Words with 领

领导leader; to lead领collar; to lead; to receive本领skill; ability带领to lead

Words with 先

先生Mr.; sir先first; in advance首先first of all先进advanced

More words: Winning & Losing

决赛final (match)得分to score; score赢to win输to lose胜victory; to win胜利victory金牌gold medal银牌silver medal排名ranking; to rank落后to fall behind; backward纪录record全场the whole audience争to compete; to argue争取to strive for

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