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一马当先
yī mǎ dāng xiān
What 一马当先 means
- idiomto take the lead
The characters in 一马当先
- 一yīone; single; a (article)
- 马mǎhorse; horse or cavalry piece in Chinese chess; knight in Western chess
- 当dāng(onomatopoeia) dong; ding dong (bell)
- 先xiānbeforehand; first; earlier; at first; originally; for the time being; for now
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