旗手 (qí shǒu) — standard-bearer, leader (figurative, of a movement or cause); flagman, flag bearer (literal)
Definition
A literal 'flag bearer' in parades; figuratively, the leading champion of a movement or cause. The figurative sense is more common in HSK 7 reading than the literal one.
noun
standard-bearerleader (figurative, of a movement or cause)flagmanflag bearer (literal)
Measure word · 位
Examples
- 旗手。Tā yì zhí shì kē jì chuàng xīn de qí shǒu.He has always been a standard-bearer for technological innovation.
- ，旗手。Mín guó chū nián, xǔ duō zhī shi fèn zǐ chōng dāng le sī xiǎng qǐ méng de qí shǒu.In the early Republic, many intellectuals served as standard-bearers for ideological enlightenment.
- 旗手。Zhè lǐ de yóu xíng duì wu xū yào yì míng qí shǒu.The parade here needs a flagman.
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