先行者 (xiān xíng zhě) — forerunner, pioneer, trailblazer

Definition

noun

forerunnerpioneertrailblazer

Measure word · 位

先行者。
Tā zài kē xué lǐng yù shì yí gè xiān xíng zhě.
He is a pioneer in the scientific field.
先行者。
Zhè xiē xiān xíng zhě tuī dòng le jì shù de jìn bù.
These forerunners drove technological progress.
先行者。
Nǐ zhēn shì xīn shí dài de xiān xíng zhě.
You are truly a forerunner of the new era.

Derived word

构词法gòucífǎ

后缀hòuzhuìSuffix

A fixed syllable at the end that turns the word into a noun, a person, a place or the like.

先行go first

偏正Modifier + head

先行者 names someone who goes before: 先 means before, 行 means go, and 者 means person.

Characters in this word

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

先 combines 止 (foot) and 儿 (person) to show someone moving forward.

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

彳亍行

The shape of 行 originally showed a street intersection, even on both sides. Later it became uneven, with 彳 on the left and 亍 on the right.

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

The form 者 originally drew a sugarcane with full stems, small points around it, and an open smiling mouth at the bottom.