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先行

xiān xíng

2-character word

What 先行 means

1. to start off before the others; to precede
2. to proceed in advance

The characters in 先行

• 先xiānbeforehand; first; earlier; at first; originally; for the time being; for now
• 行xíng(bound form) to walk; to go; to travel; (literary) trip; journey; visit…

Example sentences

• 骄傲是失败的先行者。
  Jiāo'ào shì shībài de xiānxíngzhě.
  Pride goes before a fall.

Words starting with 先行

• 先行者xiān xíng zhěforerunner

Words containing 先行

• 兵马未动，粮草先行bīng mǎ wèi dòng , liáng cǎo xiān xíngbefore the troops move, fodder and provisions go first (idiom)…