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身先士卒
shēn xiān shì zú
What 身先士卒 means
- to fight at the head of one's troops
- (fig.) to take the lead
The characters in 身先士卒
- 身shēnbody; life; oneself
- 先xiānbeforehand; first; earlier; at first; originally; for the time being; for now
- 士shìmember of the senior ministerial class (old); scholar (old); bachelor
- 卒zúsoldier; servant; to finish
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