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领军 (lǐng jūn) — to lead troops; (figurative) to lead, to be at the forefront

Definition

领军 stresses being at the forefront of a field (tech, research, sports), often as the leading figure. Compare 率领, which focuses on commanding a group or troops.

verb
to lead troops(figurative) to leadto be at the forefront

Examples

  • 领军，。
    Zhè wèi jiāng jūn zài zhàn chǎng shàng lǐng jūn, jī bài le dí rén.
    This general led troops on the battlefield and defeated the enemy.
  • 领军。
    Tā lǐng jūn le gōng sī de jì shù gé xīn.
    He led the company's technological innovation.
  • 领军，。
    Tā zài zhè ge yán jiū lǐng yù lǐng jūn, qǔ dé le zhòng dà tū pò.
    She leads in this research field and has made major breakthroughs.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

领lǐnglead
军jūntroops

领 means to lead and 军 means troops, so the word describes leading troops or being at the forefront.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 領; 领 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
頁頁yè
Sound part声符shēngfú
令
令lìng領lǐng
Same sound today

The traditional form 領 has 令 as a sound part and 頁 as a meaning part; the simplified 领 is a later shorthand.

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Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 軍; 军 is its simplified writing.

  • 車車jūcart; chariot
  • 勹勹bāoto surround

In the traditional form 軍, 車 shows the chariot sense, while the part now written 勹 is a sound part, not the 'surround' 勹. Simplified 军 is a later shorthand.

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HSK 3.0 Level 7-9ManagementMilitary & Defense

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