带头 (dài tóu) — to take the lead; to set an example

Definition

带头 (dài tóu) is a verb-object compound meaning 'to take the lead' — it emphasizes being the first to do something. Unlike 带领 (dài lǐng), which is transitive and means 'to lead a group', 带头 is intransitive. It is also a separable verb (离合词), so you can insert words like 个 (带了个好头).

verb

to take the leadto set an example

Examples

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Tā dài le ge hǎo tóu.
He set a good example.
带头。
Zhè cì rènwu yóu nǐ dài tóu.
You take the lead on this task.
，带头。
Dàjiā dōu bù shuōhuà, tā dì yī gè dài tóu fāyán.
No one spoke; he was the first to speak up.

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