排头 (pái) — person at the front of a line or procession; leader of a file (in military or marching formation); pacesetter; leader (figurative)
Definition
Literally 'head of the row', 排头 means the person at the front of a line or the leading figure of a group — a pacesetter or leader by position rather than by rank.
noun
person at the front of a line or processionleader of a file (in military or marching formation)pacesetterleader (figurative)
Measure word · 个
Examples
- ，排头。Duì wu chū fā shí, pái dì yī gè zǒu.When the team sets off, the leader is the first to go.
- 排头。Tā zài xué xiào duì liè lǐ zǒng shì zhàn zài pái.He always stands at the front of the line in the school formation.
- 排头。Zhè ge xiàng mù xū yào yí wèi pái lái dài dòng dà jiā.This project needs a pacesetter to drive everyone forward.
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