前列 (qián liè) — front row; forefront; vanguard

Definition

Examples

• 他坐在教室的前列，听得非常认真。
  Tā zuò zài jiào shì de qián liè, tīng dé fēi cháng rèn zhēn.
  He sat in the front row of the classroom and listened very attentively.
• 这家公司一直处于行业前列。
  Zhè jiā gōng sī yì zhí chǔ yú háng yè qián liè.
  This company has always been at the forefront of the industry.
• 科学家们站在技术创新的前列。
  Kē xué jiā men zhàn zài jì shù chuàng xīn de qián liè.
  Scientists stand at the vanguard of technological innovation.

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